WORDS
on textiles
for beloved people, projects and brands
artwords
IN LOVE
prints worn by women IN LOVE,
sharing about the feeling that keeps them growing
PRELOVED
Explore the first edition: embroidery on preloved knitwear
TAKE GOOD CARE
because I love you
YOU
ONLY
when all I think about is youyouyou there is no space for what I need to dododo <escapes>
BOUM BOUM
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THIS IS HOW I AIM TO LIVE
HOW IT STARTED
With exactly the hat that you can see on this picture, in winter 2017 in Pantin, Paris. I had come here to work on a book about almost love stories. It was snowing outside and cosy inside. My black woollen hat was lying on the working table in front of me. I looked at it while thinking about my dreams.
Writing a book is a beautiful process. But it is also a lengthy one and, at the end of a day, you can’t really touch your work. I was missing this a lot. I looked at my black hat again. The next morning, I went to buy some wool. And at the end of this working day, “Big Dreams Inside“ was there—and touchable. It belongs now to a friend, who saw it in a moment when she needed to believe in her dreams again.
The 1st Edition PRELOVED
continued to grow after my return to Berlin. I started to use garments that I had stored in a memory-box. Some of them were related to the (almost) love story I was writing about. They were reminders of moments, both beautiful and painful. Over time, writing on garments became interwoven with the work and story of the book—until it started to develop a story of its own.
To me, stitching is writing on garments— with a needle as a pen.
The PRELOVED edition is embroidered on vintage pieces of some of my favorite brands. It was first presented as an exhibition at werk.//h&m in May 2019, Berlin.
(Emotional) Sustainability or: Re-Purposing Existing Garments
I am a writer who loves fashion, especially knitwear that is soft and makes me feel good and warm. I also love heavy organic cotton.
Rather than producing new garments, I aim to work with existing ones from overproductions and unsellable returns of various brands.
By applying the designs of PRELOVED (stitching), IN LOVE (prints) and an ever growing collection of words around themes that help us to live our life well, the garments are turned into self-care to wear and support the wearer in sustaining emotional well-being.
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