2024 Graduate Students’ work
Designing One Dress for Life by Alessia Martignago
Based on the concept of a dress that can be worn for life, Alessia’s collection explores aesthetics and functionality through experimentation. It proposes a deeper connection between wearers, their clothing, and their bodies within the natural environment. Inspired by the construction of traditional Japanese clothing and the modular, transformative nature of Tatami, her collection consists of six modular rectangles that can be arranged to create multiple garment shapes.
Visit her Instagram account to see the full project and collection.
2023 Graduate Students’ work
Rethinking Traditions: Looking Through Mud by Stefan Kitanovikj
Stefan’s collection was developed through research into the Japanese traditional craft of mud-dyeing, called Dorozome. By using this technique, the collection addresses the difficulties in utilizing crafts and their values for making contemporary garments, resulting in pieces that embody connections with the environment, makers, and users.
Visit his Instagram account to see the full collection.
Virtualizing History: Recreating the Meiji Empress’ Taireifuku in 3D by Brittany Suzanne Glassey
Brittany’s project explores how the virtual recreation of historical garments can contribute to the display and research of real garments. Using 3D-based technologies, Brittany recreated two Imperial court dresses worn by the Meiji Empress in the late nineteenth century. Her work was used in exhibitions alongside the real garments to enhance the experience and understanding of their construction, structure, and other characteristics of the garments through videos and virtual experiences.
Find out more about Brittany’s work featured on NHK and at the Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum.
BUNKA-ENSAD 2022 Graduate Students’ work
ZEN Meets West by Han Li
Making use of Japanese Zen philosophy Han’s collection uses oriental traditional aesthetics to re-design and upcycle western garments. Remaking and sustainability are themes present in her work.
Click here to see the concept video, and here to see all the pieces in detail.
Visit her Instagram account to see her complete collection.
The Transformable Object by Selam Wegner
Selam’s collection is an open invitation through a series of “transformable objects” to consider different ways of fashion consumption. Key concepts such as participatory modular design and co-creation are also part of her collection.
To know more about this project, please visit Selam’s Instagram account.
2021 Graduate Students’ work
Female Masculinity by Ameena Imran
Ameena Imran based her collection on her research on “Female Masculinity” and gender archetypes present in the Pakistani Punjabi Theater.
Check her collection video here.
Social media: Website and Instagram
Seifuku Gaze by Nobue Chen
Nobue Chen highlights the “Seifuku Gaze” in her collection.
Check her video here.
2020 Graduate Students’ work
Nicole Fiorentino’s graduate project at GFC, UNDY(E)ING @nfkimono.
UNDY(E)ING aims to highlight the problems of traditional craft loss in Japan and the biodiversity loss in Ecuador.
Check the video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjgn3xgtReY
The sneakeruser project by Zhu Yi is an online platform around Chinese streetwear culture and sneaker users.
2019 BUNKA-ENSAD double degree students fashion show
ENSAD‘s graduation fashion show was organized on the first of July 2019. Our double degree students Viktoria Binger and Rickyy Wong participated in the ENSAD graduate fashion show, and were able to present their graduation collection at the event.
© Paul Mouginot, courtesy Ecole des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
© Paul Mouginot, courtesy Ecole des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
© Paul Mouginot, courtesy Ecole des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
© Paul Mouginot, courtesy Ecole des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
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