Renewable Clothing by Fernando Brizio
8. July 2008 Art & Fashion, Calls & Events
Dresses with little pockets for colored felt-tip pens that bleed into the fabric? At first glance this sounds kind of odd to me. But Portuguese artist Fernando Brizio disabuses me.
As part of the Turin-based exhibition “flexibility - design in a fast changing society” Brizio turns heads with his “renewable clothing”, based on the concept I mentioned before. Surprisingly, the dresses are very beautiful and wearable. And the greatest thing of all: the dresses can be cleaned and colored again…and again…and again. Stunning idea! For more, jump to designboom.
All photos from designboom
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