Designboom Birds of Static

THE FEATURE

In January 2026 Designboom published my concept shoot for my Birds of Static collection,

THE COVER

Vanguard #36 volume 24, marks my first magazine cover, I’m honored to have the work featured among such distinct emerging voices in fashion and photography.

BIRDS OF STATIC

What I have come to believe is that being sustainable means creating a system in which we don’t just ‘take less,’ but one in which we actually give back. In the summer of 24, I stumbled across a study done in China. Two sensors were put on the knee cap, one on the top and bottom, where the skin contorted the most. They created wearable energy harvesters. This is Kinetic energy. To me this finding begged the question, what if fashion designers and scientists join forces? Using traditional sewing and applique techniques alongside new discoveries?

I transitioned this exploration into the modularity of bird feathers, the way they overlap, shift, and respond to air and motion, as a blueprint for garments that generate energy through movement. By mimicking their structure, I can introduce more points of articulation on the human body, increasing opportunities for kinetic energy harvesting. This design approach deepens the dialogue between biology and technology, allowing fashion to function as both expression and generator.

THE FEATURE

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In January 2026 Designboom published my concept shoot for my Birds of Static collection,

THE COVER

Vanguard #36 volume 24, marks my first magazine cover, I’m honored to have the work featured among such distinct emerging voices in fashion and photography.

In January 2026 Designboom published my concept shoot for my Birds of Static collection,

THE COVER

Vanguard #36 volume 24, marks my first magazine cover, I’m honored to have the work featured among such distinct emerging voices in fashion and photography.

January 2026 Designboom published my concept shoot for my Birds of Static collection,

On the first of September, 2025 Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam published my concept shoot featuring the Lucerna Dress on model and influencer Kitty Lever.

LUCERNA

BIRDS OF STATIC

What I have come to believe is that being sustainable means creating a system in which we don’t just ‘take less,’ but one in which we actually give back. In the summer of 24, I stumbled across a study done in China. Two sensors were put on the knee cap, one on the top and bottom, where the skin contorted the most. They created wearable energy harvesters. This is Kinetic energy. To me this finding begged the question, what if fashion designers and scientists join forces? Using traditional sewing and applique techniques alongside new discoveries?

I transitioned this exploration into the modularity of bird feathers, the way they overlap, shift, and respond to air and motion, as a blueprint for garments that generate energy through movement. By mimicking their structure, I can introduce more points of articulation on the human body, increasing opportunities for kinetic energy harvesting. This design approach deepens the dialogue between biology and technology, allowing fashion to function as both expression and generator.

he Lucerna Dress was born out of my first experiments with laser cutting. She is inspired by the collapsible geometry of paper lanterns. The segments expand and contract to mimic the intervals of the human body. I have sculpted a silhouette to augment the human machine and its planes.

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