MAX BELL
CREATIVE BIO
Max Bell is a multidisciplinary artist hailing from Naarm/Melbourne whose designs aim to elevate the scene of functional wear to the level of finesse in couture level garments with a focus on innovative fabrics and processes to separate himself from others. By also pushing the limits of his knowledge and expertise he is consistently up-skilling which effectively translate into his designs with unique insights. He was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to participate in Melbourne Fashion Week and is currently a finalist in the Fashion in the Fields competition.
DESIGN STATEMENT
His collection, ‘Transfiguration’, originally stems from the way Brutalist architecture spaces, commonly cold and geometric, have been transformed with plants and organic matter to create an interesting dichotomy. He translates this to his collection through viewing it as a growing canvas with the collection beginning as a geometric and technological based looks to then morphing into an ethereal and organic look with the garments being taken over by moss slowly growing on the collection. He has depicted this moss through the rug making process of tufting, highlighting the differing greens and levels throughout through a mastery of these skills. These processes are then depicted onto silhouettes commonly within the gorpcore aesthetic further promoting the outdoor element of the collection. Max utilises a series of ripstop fabrics and technical style nylons commonly associated with the outdoors which is juxtaposed by the wool yarn of the tufting promoting themes of renewability and nature.
