
Silvia Acien Parrilla
Spain
ITS Contest 2024
Syntrophy
Designer Silvia Acien Parrilla delves into the intricate connections between Nova Gorica and Gorizia, two cities that have coexisted for centuries. Human interventions brought about the separation of the two cities. However, her exploration focuses on the aspects that have remained intertwined despite the artificial border. Starting from the Julian Alps and the Soča River, natural features shared by the two cities, Silvia observes how nature transcends any border, unaffected by man-made barriers. Her project envisions a utopian world governed on entirely new principles. What if all decisions were guided by biodiversity and humanity found itself under the dominion of nature? Her garment embodies this transformative idea, an entirely new perspective based on new borders that could radically rethink our existence.
Silvia Acien Parrilla
Spain
ITS Contest 2024
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Syntrophy
Designer Silvia Acien Parrilla delves into the intricate connections between Nova Gorica and Gorizia, two cities that have coexisted for centuries. Human interventions brought about the separation of the two cities. However, her exploration focuses on the aspects that have remained intertwined despite the artificial border. Starting from the Julian Alps and the Soča River, natural features shared by the two cities, Silvia observes how nature transcends any border, unaffected by man-made barriers. Her project envisions a utopian world governed on entirely new principles. What if all decisions were guided by biodiversity and humanity found itself under the dominion of nature? Her garment embodies this transformative idea, an entirely new perspective based on new borders that could radically rethink our existence.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Crochet dress knitted with pineapple, tencel and organic cotton yarns and decorated with 3D crochet floral motifs. Hat with visor made out of dry esparto branches with an artisanal basketry technique.
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DESIGNERS' ARTWORKS
Infinity Garden
Inner
Do I need glitter to be seen?
Watch Over
Untitled
Syntrophy
Blur the Boundaries
Eternal Soar
Feminism without Borders
Currency Reborn: Threads of a Greater Culture