The slow design movement as a sustainable strategy to slow the speed of people, use of resources and promote more mindful habits towards consumption was a core concept underpinning the project. In this project, natural dyeing, ikat and the use of both handspun and deadstock yarn attempts to start embracing this concept. 

 

The aesthetic inspiration draws upon nature’s ability to help alleviate insomnia and symptoms of anxiety. The inky blues and rich purples found in the late evening skies and in objects such as fossilised shells was used as the core sleepy colour palette.

 

The textural effects from the pleating, woven shibori mock leno techniques had subconsciously ended up mirroring the feeling of having a cluster of thoughts that roam in the mind. Thus, the designs visualise the ‘tired but wired’ phrase associated with insomnia.