Dear Shaded Vewers,
Miguel Mesa Posada is a Designer from Colombia inspired by archeology in an apparently isolated America, forgotten ceramic and basket weaving constructions, it is a speculation on how native americans might be dressing today.
Altiplano is a post-archeological approach built on speculation: what have archeologists found but could not describe or what is the futuristic impression of the Muisca dress which uses a single piece of rectangular cloth wrapped around the body?
"Each dress is an abstraction of a traditional ceramic typology among pre-Hispanic cultures, translated onto a textile material commonly used in tire construction (provided by the generous contribution of Enka, an artificial fibers textile factory). Shoes and headpieces were created with the idea of bambusa ceilings in mind, a material known as botanical steel; they seek to explore the tension between the strength and flexibility of materials —leather (shoes), MDF (headpieces), and bambusa itself, (laser-cut design made by TuTaller)—.
This collection aims to ask questions around the simplest elements used in the everyday life of pre-Hispanic cultures: small as they stand, complex in technique, and strong in meaning."
Ph//- Estudio Silva/Moreno
Models// Eva Santos (Informa) , Juliana V
