Editorial · 2023 · Tokyo
Obsidian — Editorial
“A speculative collection — made purely for the camera.”
Category
Editorial
Year
2023
Duration
3 months
Pieces
8 editorial pieces
The Brief
Commissioned by a Tokyo magazine, Obsidian was an editorial commission with no intent to ever produce. Eight surfaces, each entirely novel, each photographed once. Our brief was to be experimental — surfaces that could not exist in any ready-to-wear context.
Techniques Developed
- 013D-formed resin elements with embedded thread
- 02Burnt-edge laser-cut neoprene
- 03Embroidered iridescent paillettes
- 04Hand-applied molten metal accents
Materials
- — Neoprene
- — Custom-formed resin
- — Iridescent paillette stock
- — Silk gazar
In Their Words
“It is rare to be invited to make material that exists only to be photographed.”
— Atelier
