It’s my two week mark in Ollantaytambo, and the wheels are turning for season two…
Awamaki Lab’s f/w collection will be based on the juxtaposition of traditional Peruvian textiles and performance wear of explorers perusing the mountains where these textiles are crafted. The collection will consist of clothing that is real, visceral, and functions with possibility.
I came across photos of Hiram Bingham on his explorations of Machu Picchu in the 1910’s during my research and I thought that the idea of making real, functional sportswear that pulled elements from vintage expedition and hiking wear would be an unexpected way to showcase the textiles, making them covetable and modern.
I also have been interested in the writing of Wade Davis, anthropologist and “explorer-in-residence” at National Geographic. He has the opportunity to live among indigenous cultures, one of which being the people of Chinchero, Peru, and shares their stories and unique ways of life. He envisions a “truly multicultural, pluralistic world in which every society of the earth has access to the products of human ingenuity, without the engagement in modernity needing to imply the eradication of culture.” I think this quote really encapsulates what Awamaki Lab is about. I want to make garments that allow the weavers in Patacancha’s unique vision of life to be appreciated in a new context.
It’s my two week mark in Ollantaytambo, and the wheels are turning for season two…
Awamaki Lab’s f/w collection will be based on the juxtaposition of traditional Peruvian textiles and performance wear of explorers perusing the mountains where these textiles are crafted. The collection will consist of clothing that is real, visceral, and functions with possibility.
I came across photos of Hiram Bingham on his explorations of Machu Picchu in the 1910’s during my research and I thought that the idea of making real, functional sportswear that pulled elements from vintage expedition and hiking wear would be an unexpected way to showcase the textiles, making them covetable and modern.
I also have been interested in the writing of Wade Davis, anthropologist and “explorer-in-residence” at National Geographic. He has the opportunity to live among indigenous cultures, one of which being the people of Chinchero, Peru, and shares their stories and unique ways of life. He envisions a “truly multicultural, pluralistic world in which every society of the earth has access to the products of human ingenuity, without the engagement in modernity needing to imply the eradication of culture.” I think this quote really encapsulates what Awamaki Lab is about. I want to make garments that allow the weavers in Patacancha’s unique vision of life to be appreciated in a new context.
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