IT’S SO HOT, I’M FREEZING!
is a knitwear collection, consisting of two outfits, that symbolise humanity’s desperate attempts to adapt to extreme weather in a future influenced by the climate crisis.
The contrasting and contradictory combination of the clothing pieces, knit technique and various accessories aims to provoke thought and bring attention to climate change.
With this collection I’m displaying an ironic caricature of society’s approach to putting the responsibility for climate change onto individuals instead of holding the biggest polluters, like the hyper-wealthy and big corporations, accountable for their ecological impact.
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The two looks represent the contrast and duality of effects that we’re witnessing presently all over the world; extreme fluctuations in temperature, and “out-of-place weather”.On the “cold outfit” (right) I took knitwear’s best-known traditional function of being a warming garment and both exaggerated and toned down its purpose by combining layering with open spaces;I then contradicted its functionality in the “hot outfit” (left) by adding transparency in the knit technique.
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On this page I will take you through my whole journey of my Knitology project.
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See me reflecting, developing and experimenting in the world of knit.
This page will take you through the complete process of the "hot look",
from my collection titled "It's so hot I'm freezing".
This page will take you through the complete process of the "cold look",
from my collection titled "It's so hot I'm freezing".
A weekly reflection of my developments, findings and conncetions
that I made during my knitting and learning process, to tie my journey together.
Here I collect my mental process and research of how I want to express the message of my knitcollection,
how I want to present it & what kind of mood/setting I am envisioning
On this page I document all my digital knit swatches
and experiments as well as render exercises.
On this page I let you participate in the knitology introduction week, where we went to multiple different locations
to get an insight on the production, recycling, engineering and inspiration behind it.
A place where I collect all the visual that had me inspired, intrigued, interested or simply feel.
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I use this collection as a guidance to what I want to create.
