In a western world......where spirituality dwindles as climate change, catastrophe, violence, and a reductionist mentality triumph, where does the modern man and woman look to feed their souls? Naos explores the intersection between space and spirituality, from the politics to the inspiration. It ties in environmental preservation, mindfulness, and sustainability as core attributes humanity must embrace while embarking across the Final Frontier. The realm of space must be respected and seen as a source of inspiration and innovation, not as a scapegoat to continue pursuing our excessive lifestyles.
The collection’s silhouettes reference space suit construction with surreal twists and uses upcycled plastic bags as design details. Naos is for men and women who are introspective, have a curiosity for the unanswerable questions in life, and a calm confidence about their place in the world. They aren’t afraid of mixing haute couture pieces in their everyday lives and wearing their environmental support on their sleeves.
The collection’s silhouettes reference space suit construction with surreal twists and uses upcycled plastic bags as design details. Naos is for men and women who are introspective, have a curiosity for the unanswerable questions in life, and a calm confidence about their place in the world. They aren’t afraid of mixing haute couture pieces in their everyday lives and wearing their environmental support on their sleeves.
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The Naos collection was selected to be presented on a runway alongside the graduating class at Academia del lusso Roma.
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To encourage draping silhouettes that were not constrained to the laws of physics, I worked on Mudbox to sculpt abstract forms over a digital avatar. This allowed for a wide range of silhouettes with an almost infinite amount of volume. It was crucial to me that my desings had a feeling of weightlessness which I evoked by focusing volume on the top half of the body.
I explored a variety of combinations using text on plastic bags I collected. Phrases like “more durable than you” and “evil longer” speak to the aggressive competitiveness and unsustainable consumption that capitalism breeds.
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"Transhumanism was an expression of the profound human longing to transcend the confusion and desire and impotence and sickness of the body, cowering in the darkening shadow of its own decay. This longing had historically been the domain of religion, and was now the increasingly fertile terrain of technology."
Mark O'Connell