{"id":34270,"date":"2025-04-19T21:23:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T19:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zlindesignweek.com\/2026\/?page_id=34270"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:16:09","slug":"barbara-rakovska-portfolio-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zlindesignweek.com\/2026\/en\/barbara-rakovska-portfolio-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbara Rakovsk\u00e1 – portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Amber Grain is a speculative fashion collection that intertwines biodesign, traditional craftsmanship, and new technologies. The series of seven models \u2014 including two menswear designs \u2014 is the result of research into textile sustainability and biocreation, conducted as part of postgraduate studies at Fabricademy, IAAC University in Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This collection pays tribute to natural cycles, artisanal heritage, and the search for new approaches in fashion \u2014 ones that quite literally grow from the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Core Concept: From Seed to Lace<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Amber Grain showcases a series of growing embroideries made from delicate wheat and barley roots. These designs draw on traditional embroidery patterns while integrating contemporary forms inspired by grain anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roots grow into molds \u2014 made either by 3D printing or from beeswax \u2014 forming organic textile structures. Their shape, density, and properties depend on nutrients, environmental conditions, and human care. It is precisely this dialogue between nature and the designer that enables the creation of a material linking the past and future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Materials<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The designer works exclusively with natural and recycled materials, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n