The past few decades have seen climate change spiral at an alarming rate, permanently damaging Earth’s ecosystems. 2136 is a project which imagines what the future might look like if we allow this to continue.
Taking cues from some of the remarkable adaptations found in nature, 2136 explores how humans might evolve in a similar way, imagining how some adaptations might manifest themselves in a textile context to help the wearer adapt to their environment. Focussing on material, structure, and systemic movement, this is an exploratory collection which imagines what the future of textiles, and humanity, might look like.
Graduate Collection 2021
2136.
Design - Julia Parsonage
Date - June 2021
PT1 | THE HOARDER
COLLECTOR - STORAGE - SCRAP - WEATHERED
'THE HOARDER' sub collection raises awareness for over consumption of non biodegradable materials, for example plastics and metals. 'The Hoarder' will collect scraps of the materials which still exist to turn use for clothing, protection and insulation.
Deconstruction and reconstruction of prints features heavily in this collection to create a sense of haphazardness and being worn/ weathered.
PT2 | THE BALLER
LIGHT - MOVEMENT - EXTRAVAGANCE
'THE BALLER' highlights the extremity of the wealth gap, imagining it has become so extreme that only a select few are able to live in luxury whilst the rest of the population suffers.
Themes of light, movement and extravagance are explored in this collection. Photography of paper manipulations is printed on various weights of fabric which are then layered with reflective materials to create an ethereal sense of movement
PT3 | THE SURVIVOR
ADAPTABLE - FUNCTIONAL - TRANSFORMATIVE
'THE SURVIVOR' has adapted best to the harsh world of 2136. it explores how material properties might be exploited and manipulated to provide protection from the surrounding conditions.
Paper folding and manipulation formed a large part of initial research and development to explore structure and movement.
Using form and structure to manipulate a material's properties came to be a fundamental aspect of the collection.
Organic textures and geometry are used in unison throughout the collection. Deconstruction and reconstruction of prints and shapes create the overall aesthetic.
