Pattern Nation x CLAIRE UPCYCLED + JAQKE
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Oct 18
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Pattern Nation is a slow fashion sustainable clothing design brand, artist collective and creative platform for colourful humans run by cosmic partners and spouses Cyd Eva and Costa Besta and friend and artist Brianna Klassen. They create handmade one of a kind & small run ungendered street wear and accessories, interactive art installations called blobs, visual art and surface pattern designs, fashion films and photography, DJ & live music sets, events, workshops, collaborative projects and more.
CLAIRE is a queer, multi-media artist who runs CLAIRE UPCYCLED, an eco fashion brand creating 1 of 1, gender neutral, wearable art streetwear. Creator Claire Scott grew up in Stratford, Ontario with the passion to turn heads and create a difference in the creative world. She has repurposed and upcycled over 2500 articles of clothing, been published in national magazines, won awards for her artist and activist pursuits, and displayed her work internationally.
Jaqke Austdone is a queer multi-media artist from Vancouver, currently based in the UK. With an education in fashion design and a background in agriculture, Jaqke has found inspiration in the natural world while exploring new avenues of self expression, conceptualizing and reimagining old garments into new creations.
NEON LOVE is a series of brightly coloured, UV activated, acrylic jewelry and body accessories perfect to wear at the beach and on the dance floor. This in-your-face unisex series are all hand + laser made in Vancouver. Popular with creatives and queer folks, this acrylic jewelry collection in bright fluorescent colours has been described as “Sacred Lisa Frank”, where ZULA’s love of the cosmos + spirituality is translated into big, edgy and light hearted designs.
ZULA is an art jeweller and activator, her pieces and activations are designed to deepen your connection to the Earth, the Cosmos and your truest Self. ZULA performs a special NEON LOVE activation ceremony with each piece sold.
ZULA graduated with a diploma in Jewellery Art and Design from Vancouver Community College. Born in Warsaw, Poland, ZULA currently resides on the unceded Coast Salish Territory known as Vancouver, BC, Canada, and works out of the Beaumont Studios.
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ZULA Jewelry + Design
Nature Reverence + Cosmic Love
Handcrafted artisanal jewelry that serves as a bridge between the Natural World and You, designed to represent and deepen your connection to the Earth, the Cosmos and your truest Self.
ZULA creates in Vancouver Canada - on the Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations
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What brings Pattern Nation, CLAIRE UPCYCLED, and Jaqke Austdone together for this collaboration?
The collaboration brings together designers with different creative journeys and experiences from around the world. Their shared approach is an eagerness to create with found materials while bringing their individual artistic practices together.
How would you describe the designers’ approach to fashion?
Their work brings together sustainable fashion, wearable art, self-expression, and gender-neutral streetwear. Across their individual practices, they transform existing and found materials through original artwork and different construction techniques.
What can people expect from the “MEANT 2 B” collection?
You can expect a one-of-a-kind, gender-neutral sustainable fashion collection featuring bold, colourful wearable art and streetwear. The collection brings art to the forefront of fashion through original textile design, screen printing, deadstock fabrics, and conceptual composition.
What inspired the “MEANT 2 B” collection?
MEANT 2 B is inspired by the power of collaboration. Although the designers have different journeys and have drawn inspiration from different places around the world, they share an eagerness to create using found materials and artistic talent.
How does sustainability influence the collection?
The designers use deadstock, scrap, thrifted, vintage, secondhand, and donated materials as part of their approach to sustainable fashion. Original hand-drawn artwork is screen printed or applied through different construction techniques, making each piece unique.