DRAGADINA

Cold wind from the North Sea licks the flag on top of the castle. The flag reads 'DRAGADINA' and everybody inside is warm, a lil sweaty, and dancing to bubbling music <3 The air inside the castle is thick with 10.000 kisses and steam from the sewing machines.
Here, DRAGADINA strings together all sorts of cloth, trinkets, metals, and deadstock materials - turning them into wearable creatures capable of possession and enchantment. Every piece is a colorful companion that compels the wearer to love, cherish, and experiment with different expressions of the self.
DRAGADINA is a master seamstress. Coming from a lineage of poppendokters (doll doctors), their work is, at its core, a healing art. Much of their raw materials come from secondhand garments, textiles found in public space, pre-loved stuffed animals, and materials about to be thrown away. Through the power of intuition, ancestral memory, luck, joy, grief, and love, they re-assemble all things into radiant, playful clothing, costumes, puppets, home interior, accessories, and anything a loving soul will request via DM.
Collaboration is a vital component. DRAGADINA frequently works alongside other artists to develop ambitious spatial objects and performance elements - from enormous animal suits to custom garments designed to accompany performers, exhibitions, and long-term artistic projects all over the globe.
Recent activities include: being part of Fantastic Toiles among other independent designers in London; creating the exterior structures of puppets in collaboration with Poncili Creación for their large-scale New York exhibition Luna Luna; and designing costumes for the Dutch delegation at the Venice Biennale, supporting the work of artist Melanie Bonajo.
Hoist yourself in a DRAGADINA piece, and you will likely feel a volcanic eruption of dolphins deep within your heart!