DESIGN FOR THE EARTH

 El Tiempo Article

One way to a conscious society is through the powerful tool of DESIGN. It can be said that design has the capacity to nurture a society's identity; to create conscious communities with one common goal; to work for disabled people or people in need; to generate impact and is the way to reflect contemporary's social issues. People may benefit from one simple idea or more complex ones that have been previously brainstormed, designed and made tangible by creative people.

This article shows the interdisciplinary work of Colombian designers with one main goal and is DISENO POR LA TIERRA / DESIGN FOR THE EARTH. Having a better understanding of what is sustainability and the relationship between the environment and human beings is what these designers focused on.

LAURA DAZA www. lauradaza.com with the 'Arawetè project'; and other designers, as the well-known Colombian architect, Giancarlo Mazzanti with his 'Social garden'; Carolina Delgado with 'A garden of vintage pieces' and Manuela Castaño with 'Reverdecer: Watering jewelry', through different fields such as architect, jewelry, industrial and textile design are aiming to show a better Colombian society.

Photography: Natalia Carrasco El Tiempo Article

Laura Daza, with the collaboration of Colombian photographer Natalia Carrasco, developed the Arawetè+Textiles Vegetales project with the aim of inspiring women for a more conscious lifestlye in terms of what they wear, eat and do. It conveys a new conscious and natural style through the design of sustainable textiles and apparel for the contemporary woman. Moreover, the collection pursues to reinterpret, the cultural and the aesthetic indigenous background, from South American communities in a modern and chic way. 

- LAURA DAZA 

For more information about visit http://www.ecomotion-lauradaza.com/

Online article:
http://www.eltiempo.com/carrusel/diseadores-colombianos-comprometidos-con-en-el-medio-ambiente_12154388-4 

Marlène Huissoud- An Interview with Textile Artist and Designer

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Is the process more important than the result?

Is the process more important than the final product? Some may argue that the final product is more important, while others may say that the process of creating is what enriches a project. For this textile designer, the process of experimentation is what gives real meaning to her creations.

Marlène Huissoud is a 22-year-old French Designer, from the artistic city of Lyon. She graduated in 2011, with honors, from the School of Fine Arts & Design in Lyon www.ensba-lyon.fr/ and currently, she will start a master’s program in Textile Futures at the Central Saint Martins College in London. Being a young designer, has given this artist a different perspective about life; her intriguing personality and unique style makes her stand out from the crowd. The philosophy of enjoying everyday makes her life an impetuous journey.

Photography: Marlène Huissoud

Title: Quiproc

Photography: Marlène Huissoud

Title: Generative

This conceptual artist/designer develops research in an ongoing experimentation, as a creative laboratory of ideas. For this artist, the process of nurturing ideas spontaneously is essential as a process-oriented form of art, which contributes to an automatic style. This designer finds inspiration everywhere, and specially in other attracting artists that have explored different elements in nature. That is to say, she works with ideas that pop up in her mind without much of preliminary research.

It is clear that the technique of this artist derives from a random style. The use of her hands is valuable to express her passions, fears and experiences; and moreover a way to canalize her energy. Hand drawing is what the artist is most into, in order to connect with the surface of the paper and be guided by the use of a pen through the drawing frame. The resulting work reflects the time and effort she spends in every developing work. Using the same inked pen, when drawing for 25 hours generates a gray scale gradation effect on her designs. The concepts used in the artist’s work are primarily, contrast between black and white and repetition of the basic design elements such as dots and lines. 

Mixing drawings with technology have made her designs unique. For instance, this artist alters her drawings by manipulating software tools with her eyes shut, giving a unique and experimental texture. The experimentation with elements such as fire and liquids is quiet interesting in her work and how the materials react to these elements giving an appealing finish. 

                  

 

Photography: Marlène Huissoud

Fire experimentation 

The passions of this designer are focused in spending time developing her projects and experimenting with new ideas and techniques. Marlene visualizes herself as working together with others artists and the exchange of ideas, to create new experimental projects. Her latest project is the SERENDPT Silk Scarves www.marlene-huissoud.com, in which the exploration with the term serendipity is essential. It can be said serendipity is a ‘pleasant surprise’ or finding something by accident without searching for it.

 

 

Photography: Marlène Huissoud

Fire experimentation 

To conclude, it is safe to say that exploration and experimentation are key elements in the performance of an artist. It is not just about the product itself but also about the hidden meaning it conveys to inspire others. Artists and designers should start thinking in a conscious way considering that they hold in their hands, tools to transform positively a society.

- LAURA DAZA

 

For more information about the scarves contact  www.marlene-huissoud.com

LONDON's Street Style by LAURA DAZA

Behind the Scenes - Arawete Project

7 de Agosto Market 

Photography Natalia Carrasco

The photoshoot of the Arawete project took place in Cundinamarca's countryside, in an area called Subachoque, located 45 minutes from Bogota; the capital city of Colombia. The director and designer of the project, Laura Daza www.lauradaza.com with the collaboration of Colombian photographer Natalia Carrasco, aimed to transmit an earthy and sustainable concept in a natural open-spaced environment. The location perfectly matched our objective. 

For more information about the ARAWETE project please visit http://lauradaza.tumblr.com/

 

Achiote plant and dye-extraction process

Photography Natalia Carrasco

Photography Natalia Carrasco

Photography Natalia Carrasco

Photography Natalia Carrasco

Dyeing process with Achiote

Photography Natalia Carrasco

 

Photography Natalia Carrasco

 

Photography Natalia Carrasco