APRIL 2026
IN RESPONSE, I DESIGNED A DRAWSTRING BAG INSPIRED BY A CLASSIC CHANEL SILHOUETTE. MY CONCEPT EXPLORED TAPESTRY, NOT IN A LITERAL SENSE, BUT AS A METHOD OF REINTERPRETING AND RECONSTRUCTING CHANEL’S ICONIC CODES THROUGH ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES.
INSTEAD OF TRADITIONAL PADDING, I DEVELOPED A WOVEN STRUCTURE TO RECREATE THE VOLUME AND TEXTURE TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH CHANEL’S QUILTING. THIS APPROACH ALLOWED ME TO REDUCE THE USE OF GLUE AND FOCUS MORE ON CONSTRUCTION THROUGH MATERIAL MANIPULATION. EXTENDING THIS IDEA FURTHER, I CREATED A WALLET ENTIRELY THROUGH WEAVING, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR ADHESIVES ALTOGETHER.
I APPLIED THESE TECHNIQUES ACROSS THE FULL DESIGN SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE BAG ITSELF, ITS STRAP, AND A SERIES OF ACCOMPANYING CHARMS; ENSURING A COHESIVE AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.
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