Pepavana

design - textile

I am working on a permanent collection of hats, bags, and gaiters, balancing on the edge of comfort, wearability, and usability. I am exploring ways of storing items and openings in bags and clothing.

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    • Moving Statue Summer School

    Workshop

    • 01-06-2021 t/m 21-08-2021
    • In collaboration with: Pascific Enterprises Unlimited
    • Location: Hillesluis, Vreewijk, Katendrecht, Rotjeknor, Rotterdam
    • A project in four neighborhoods where children attended theater and design lessons for four days in a row. Then, on the fifth day, they presented their street act to a live audience, framed in a festival atmosphere with performances of professional artists. I was responsible for the costume design on all locations. In addition, I had to create an educational kit on different themes and groups of kids. It was a challenge to involve them in designing their costumes and requisites.
    • https://www.facebook.com/straattheaterfestivalrotterdam

    Crisis Body Warmers

    Project

    • 30-07-2022 t/m 25-09-2022
    • Location: Ruivenstraat 39, Rotterdam
    • Flash Sale and Making of Crisis Body Warmers on the Spot during GRAW. The Spencer designs were made from leftover or donated fabrics. Visitors could try them on and buy one, paying €25 (6,5m3 gas) or whatever they could miss, depending on their crisis situation. At the moment one CBW was sold a new one was made on the spot. The design emerged from the Pocket Investigation Experiment.
    • https://pepavana.com

    Jane, Monica & Edie, Pepavanas

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 12-04-2016 t/m 17-04-2016
    • In collaboration with: Nicole Uniquole, Masterly
    • Location: Dutch Pavillion at Palazzo Francesco Turati, Milan
    • Presenting a video and gaiter designs from 'The Wool Felt Collection': Jane, Monica & Edie, and new bag objects in a solo show at Masterly The Dutch in Milano, organized and curated by Nicole Uniquole.
    • https://www.uniquole.nl/en/category/dutch-pavilion-salone-del-mobile-milan-2024/

    Participation Masterful

    Exhibition / presentation

    O-Bag and Pepavanas

    Exhibition / presentation

    • 11-02-2014 t/m 14-02-2014
    • In collaboration with: Anne van der Zwaag Object Rotterdam
    • Location: s/s Rotterdam, Rotterdam
    • Exploring borders in comfort and functionality resulted in the O-bag with its round hole in the middle. At Object Rotterdam I presented 3 variations of this object, one made of 3 mm black wool felt, two O-Bags made of burgundy red leather from a recycled Rolf Benz Couch, of which one was totally filled with foam rubber. The Monica gaiters, also from wool felt, that were on show had round opening too. The matter of opening in this warm keeping accessory is as confusing as the hole in the bag.
    • https://objectrotterdam.com

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