A Poetic Journey Through Textile Landscapes
For as long as art has existed, the landscape has been a central motif. Depicted figuratively or in abstraction, it serves as a mirror of inner emotion and an expression of cultural longing. In Asian “Shanshui” painting, which evolved into an independent art form as early as the 1st century CE, the interplay of mountains and water symbolized harmony between humanity and nature. In Europe, landscape painting reached similar emotional depth during the Romantic era. It was not a mere reproduction of nature but a poetic interpretation of the world. These visual worlds continue to move us today. They speak of distant places, of vastness, of stillness and motion.
The collection AFTER THE RAIN translates this fascination into the language of textiles. It is a homage to seeing, feeling, and perceiving. When the rain subsides and the world pauses for a brief moment, a quiet play of renewal begins. The sky clears, the air is filled with freshness, and light and color return with renewed intensity. This magical pause, the feeling of openness, clarity, and new beginnings, forms the essence of the AFTER THE RAIN collection. Inspired by both nearby and distant landscapes, it transforms the interplay between nature and atmosphere into a textile narrative. Delicate reflections on water surfaces, shimmering horizons, Far Eastern scenes, and abstracted mountain silhouettes become poetic patterns and sensual textures.