EmmaO

Emma O\'Rourke is a 3rd year student studying a Bachelor of Fashion Design. Her vision is to create wearable, refined and innovative garments for the modern woman. Emma’s garments create an interplay between what is real and what we perceive blending ideas of hard and soft, light and dark. This interplay creates a tension that explores the role of design in a contemporary society; being both as an artistic and industrial based process. Emma engages this contradictory design process by designing her own prints, inspired by natural elements such as wood and marble, and even crushed paper and using state of the art digital printing technology. Strong silhouettes, innovative prints and a clash of drape and form, makes each piece a statement in visual language. Fabrics too are manipulated clashing cutting edge and traditional processes by using a mixture of traditional fabrics, such as silk, and techno-materials like scuba knits. These combinations accentuate the textures and core elements of each design.