ABOUT ME

I AM A 23 YEAR OLD DESIGNER, PASSIONATE ABOUT CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND JEWELRY DESIGN.

AMONG THE MAIN SOURCES OF INSPIRATION IS THE STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN AUDITORY AND VISUAL IMAGES, AS WELL AS FACTORS THAT ALTER THE HUMAN MIND AND SENSES

IN MY WORK I COMBINE ROUGH THEMES AND TEXTURES WITH FLUID ONES, THUS STRUCTURING A HARMONIOUS SYNESTHESIA.

MY VISION IS THAT PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED TO THE EARTH THROUGH THEIR ROOTS, WHICH IS WHY I PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO FOOTWEAR DESIGN.

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ADVENA IS MY B.A. DEGREE PROJECT THAT REPRESENTS THE BEST MY AESTHETIC AND MY ARTISTIC INFLUENCES.

MY MAIN SOURCE OF INSPIRATION CONSISTED IN THE AFFIRMATION "THE EYE SEES ONLY WHAT THE MIND IS PREPARED TO COMPREHEND".

I STUDIED THE WAY THE HUMAN MIND IS ALTERED BY EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT CAN DISTORT THE SENSORY SYSTEM. SOME OF THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT ARE: THE STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN AUDITORY IMAGES AND VISUAL IMAGES, THE EFFECT OF PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES AND THE IMPACT OF MENTAL DISORDERS ON AN INDIVIDUAL.

THROUGH MY WORK I WANT TO COMBINE AUDITORY SENSES WITH THE HIP-HOP SCENE. EVERY DIGITAL PRINT THAT I CREATED REPRESENTS THE WAY I VISUALISE THE SOUND VIBRATIONS, THUS CREATING BLURRY LINES AND A DIZZINESS EFFECTS THAT CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN THE MOODBOARDS.

THE NAME OF THE COLLECTION IS "ADVENA", WHICH IN LATIN MEANS: STRANGER, MIGRANT, THAT SUMS UP THE WHOLE CONCEPT. THE PERSONA I CREATED BECOMES A MIGRANT IN IT'S OWN SENSES.

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THE FULL COLLECTION

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IN THIS PROJECT I WAS FOCUSED ON CREATING COMFORT THROUGH A PAIR OF SNEAKERS. THE UPPER PART WAS INSPIRED BY FLUID LINES THAT CAN BE SEEN IN NATURAL SCENERIES.

THE SOLE WAS LASERCUT IN TRIANGULAR SHAPES, THAT ARE IN CONTRADICTION WITH THE TOP PART, THUS REPRESENTING A PERFECT MIX BETWEEN FLUIDITY AND STRICTNESS.

I USED DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUEDE LEATHER AND SHADES OF GREY AND COMBINED THAT WITH A STRONG ORANGE, ADDING A BIT OF "BLUNTNESS" TO IT.

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I STARTED THIS PROJECT THINKING OF HOW IN 2050 THE HUMAN CONNECTION WOULD BE SO LIMITED, AS PEOPLE BEGIN TO FEEL TOO STUCK IN THEIR DAILY PROBLEMS AT WORK, THUS LEADING TO SERIOUS SOCIAL ANXIETY.

I DESIGNED A PROTOTYPE FOR A SUIT THAT WOULD RELIEVE STRESS AND PREVENT PANICK ATTACK THROUGH SENSORY EFFECTS AS IT SHOULD TIGHTEN AROUND THE BODY AS A WEIGHTED BLANKET.

IT WOULD MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LESS LONELY AS IT HAS INCORPORATED A SPEAKER WHERE YOU CAN SPEAK TO YOUR VIRTUAL FRIENDS IN TIMES OF NEED. THE SUNGLASSES SHOULD MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT LOOK MORE PLEASANT, BRINGING MORE BRIGHTNESS TO THE SURROUNDINGS, SO THE WEARER CAN GO OUT AND EJOY THE TIME FREELY.

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