For Fall/Winter 2019, Weekend Max Mara made Japanese glass sculptor Ritsue Mishima the muse of its Signature Collection – with kaleidoscopic results. Here, the artist tells us how her intriguing, organic glass forms see the light of day.
How was your collaboration with Weekend max mara born?
The Weekend Max Mara team was impressed by my work and they decided to contact me because they wanted to design a collection inspired by it.
Is this the first time you’ve worked with a fashion brand? What is your relationship with fashion?
No, it’s not the first time. I like fashion, I need it to express myself everyday.
Your collection with Weekend max mara, "Chaotic elegance", is based on contrasts. How does it relate to the way you express yourself through your creations?
I don’t base my work on contrasts. Instead, I try to differentiate a piece from the others. This collection breaks the rules and releases your free spirit and inner child, which is in a way similar to my work.
Describe your creative process.
Everything starts from an idea, which becomes a sketch. As a matter of fact, I never do precise drawings, I leave a lot of space to the unexpected. Then, I discuss my ideas with my master and his group and after that we start working. I never start from a determined final form. Instead, I let it be defined gradually in an unpredictable way.
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