April 25, 2023
Fashion Week Extravaganza
There are a few fashion weeks that capture the attention of audiences worldwide, and NY Fashion is not shy of ranking at the top of that list. This Fall, NuVu made a splash at both NY and Boston Fashion Weeks with our Fantasy Nature-Tech Collection on the runway at the Emerging Trends Show. The Collection takes inspiration from nature and its fascinating and complex patterns and blends this with 3d fabrication technology. The Fantasy Nature-Tech Collection is meant to inspire, create awe, and involve fantasy by creating a sense of wonder and illusion.
The Fantasy Nature-Tech Collection includes five pieces that explore this intersection of nature and technology: Crystal Dress, Antlers, Exo-Lung Peacock, Aquatic Dress, and Black Phoenix
Peacocks are a symbol of peace, reinforced by the fact that not a single part of their body is made for attack. Many people know of the multicolored Peacock but few know of the Albino Peacock. Being all white and the ultimate symbol of purity, the Albino Peacock forms a large part of the concept for Exo-Lung Peacock, a darker take on the Albino Peacock. The black laser-cut plywood "feathers" on the bottom piece have intricate designs based on Peacock feathers, while the "Exo-Lung" captures the strength of the peacock's crest.
Black Phoenix embodies the idea of transformation and renewal. Based on the “Phoenix,” the Greek mythological bird that died in a blaze of fire only to be reborn from its ashes, Black Phoenix continually reshapes and reforms through its generative structure, compacting and stretching to form itself anew.
Antlers is a wearable sculpture inspired by antlers found in the deer and antelope family. Antlers explores the comparison between armor and attraction. The sculpture consists of three main pieces; the chest piece, the shoulder pieces and the antlers. Each piece is made of laser cut plywood designed in Photoshop and Rhino, then layered to create the intricate effect.
The Crystal Dress represents the formation of crystal compounds found in nature and brought to a modern, sleek environment. The patterns that make up the dress were created through a generative process using basic triangular shapes found in crystal structures. The triangles are made of mirrored acrylic and screwed onto a felt base.
Life in the deep sea - as in the rest of the animal kingdom - is all about two things: survival and reproduction. In order to succeed in these two feets, animals play a dance between protection and attraction. Aquatic Dress takes us back to these basic roots and channels the energies of the ocean into an interesting and wearable outfit. Aquatic Dress examines the roots of humanity and looks to create something beautiful that is inspired by these ideas.
NuVu’s Fantasy FashionTech Collection was on the runway at the Emerging Trends Show during Boston Fashion Week 2014.
