Nathalie Nijk
Fashion and Textile Design MA
Glasgow School of Art
Graduates: 2022
Specialisms: Textiles - Print / Textiles for Interiors / Textiles for Fashion
My location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nathalie Nijk
First Name: Nathalie
Last Name: Nijk
University / College: Glasgow School of Art
Course / Program: Fashion and Textile Design MA
Graduates: 2022
Specialisms: Textiles - Print / Textiles for Interiors / Textiles for Fashion
My Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Website: Click To See Website
About
My name is Nathalie Nijk, I am 26 years old and originally from The Netherlands. To pursue my passion for printed textiles, I left my Illustration degree in The Netherlands early and switched to Design for Textiles at Heriot-Watt University in Galashiels, Scotland. After completing my bachelors degree I started a Masters degree at the Glasgow School of Art, MDes Fashion + Textiles.
My work is all about storytelling through fabric. My designs are often complex, consisting of highly detailed drawings or paintings combined together - I love to create an effect where the viewer has to look twice to see what is going on and what the artwork is about.For my Masters degree I created a print-led womenswear fashion collection inspired by the (largely unexplored) depths of the oceans. The print designs were created using seperate acrylic paintings onto black card - these were then scanned in and digitally pieced together.
there's something in the water
This print-led, womenswear fashion collection, ‘There’s Something In The Water’, was inspired by the incredible depths of our oceans. It seems absurd there is more knowledge of the moon than the depths of our own planet, yet no time is wasted destroying our ocean’s ecosystems. But what is all creeping there in the depths…? We search for extraterrestrial life on other planets, but what if the aliens are already here? Researching methodologies for this project included scientific resources such as books and documentaries. Utilising this material, a range of deep-sea creatures was hand painted with acrylics onto black card, A2 and A3-size. The individual artworks were then digitally placed into complex designs for digital fabric printing. Fabric choices consist of natural fibres only, using silks and viscose. The silhouette of the garments revolves around inclusivity and adjustability – there are many ways in which the garments of this collection can be worn, due to the use of reversible prints and adjustable elastic. This means every piece can create many different looks.
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