Killip, Brielle & Geissinger, Christopher (USA)
Radiant Metamorphosis
“We find inspiration in every-day items all around us. One day, while sitting in a local restaurant, Brielle was immediately drawn to an intricate pendant light and challenged herself to see if she could make a garment inspired by the shade.
This year’s Paper on Skin entry will explore shape, movement, draping, and colour. Rings of paper will be cut then hand-sewn together (using thread) inserting hand-rolled paper beads in the counterspace of each ring.
Paper will be acquired through commercial paper mills in the United States of America.
In our exploration of form and technique, we have taken the garment in the direction of a long, kimono-style vest.
It will use the same proposed technique of paper rings that increase in size from top to bottom.
The colours will change from a yellow to red ombre effect on the outside of the garment and dark to light blue on the inside of the garment.” Extracts from Brielle and Chris’s design document.
Materials: There are over 1,200 rings and hand-rolled beads in the vest. Each are hand-sewn together in rows and then the rows sewn together to make the vest. For the rings, two different coloured pieces of paper where glued together before being laser cut.
This US dynamic duo have been finalists in Paper on Skin™ three times. In 2020, working with another designer Jennifer Garber, they won the Honourable Roger Jaensch MP Runner-Up award (AUD $2000) for Flower of Life.
Their process involves each member of the team bringing their own design sensibilities that come from various inspirations. Brielle is a formally trained graphic designer and is inspired by nature and mathematical patterns. Christopher finds his inspiration in function and architecture. Each design has taken on a life of its own after thorough experimentation. During the design process, the team will build parts of the garment to ensure functionality and fit.
Blue Linen Creatives Paper Art webpage https://bluelinencreative.com/work/collaborations/
Brielle Killip (Blue Linen) Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bluelinencreative/
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Photos Credit: Grant Wells Photo and Tara Palmer Photography