Aesthetic Alignment: Harmonising Fashion and Interior Design

The global phenomenon that is the Fashion Industry extends beyond apparel and couture, feeding into aspects of life that we often relish. Fashion is the mother of colour, aesthetics, individuality, and innovation. As Interior designers, the initiative to curate contemporary spaces with an exclusive and personable feel is imperative to our craft, and the endless sources of inspiration we infer from help us to design environments that hold meaning.

The work of Iris Van Herpen resonates with me, as her fascination with architecture, as seen in her collaboration with Neutelings Riedijk Architects in 2019 for the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, shows elements of movement and nature, which is fervently embedded in many of her concepts and executed with acute precision and beauty. Her philosophy of living architecture and how a body inhabits a form or environment illustrates a unique connection yet to be deciphered, and the relationship formed transcends the physicality it possesses, drawing focus to the narrative.

Through the likes of Iris Van Herpen, Thom Browne, and Robert Wun, we understand the desire for intricacy, and dedication to convoluted detail, generating a vision of pure excellence and character. Wun’s designs are born of extraterrestrial surrealism, and truly depict the art of imagination, whilst Browne explores the limits of geometry in accordance to the nature of the human form.

Designers of all crafts are destined to innovate with inspiration from one another, as there are numerous techniques, methods, and executions to learn from. Whether it's Interiors, Architecture, Textiles, Fashion, or Environment, the prospect of design is part of humanity.