'An army of the future, Raving towards the Horizon of Consciousness'.
Nocturnal Reflection is inspired by the loss of Ireland’s Queer rave and club spaces. Raves offer a space for escapism. Despite the gentrification of Dublin there's always resistance.
Through exploring the themes of negative space, restriction and unity, a contemporary, futuristic design aesthetic emerged. Pops of colour surrounded by intricate, flowing geometry are representative of Irish Queer spaces in a city of continuous corporate construction.
A kaleidoscopic colour scheme of electric blue and grey tones combined with glowing orange, pink and red tones makes for a complementary palette. Screen and digitally printed on to a blend of high quality cotton and silk fabrics the work is embellished with processes like flock, foil, pigment and embroidery creating a sleek and energetic unisex Rave/Streetwear collection for Summer 2023.
Nocturnal Reflection is intended to inspire people to fall back in love with Ireland's Queer rave and club scene.
Nocturnal Reflection
Concept
Colour board
Reflective Embroidery, flourescent pink flock and black foil on black denim
Left: Turquoise reactive and orange flock on cotton poplin; Right: Blue repeat pigment print on denim and digital print on cotton poplin
Engineered unisex digital print on 100% silk satin
Left: Blue pigment repeat print on cotton drill; Right: Metallic pigment placement print and silver foil on navy blue cotton denim
Left and Middle: Pigment and flock prints on cotton jersey; Right: Blue pigment repeat print on blue cotton denim
Navy acid and yellow flock unisex placement print on 100% silk satin