Collection: 023A The Volcano Lovers
Year: 2017
Creative Director: James Dobson
Photographer: Ken Cao
Stylist: Kingkang Chen

After a trip to the Auckland Museum I became reminded of the legendary volcanologist couple Maurice & Katya Krafft who travelled the world traversing active volcano’s - Maurice famously said "I am never afraid because I have seen so many eruptions in 23 years that even if I die tomorrow, I don't care." shortly before losing his life with Katya in a pyroclastic blast on a volcano in Japan. This darkly romantic story and the images of the duo in silver suits on the edge of lava pits inspired this collection.
The collection featured utilitarian details, chains built into the garments and a screenprint that turned the Kraffts into a metal band complete with tour dates listing all the volcanos they visted.
As well as making a jacket in stiff silver PVC that referenced their proximity suits we also photographed a crumpled silver insulation blanket and turned this into a digital print.
This collection was shown at New Zealand Fashion Week in 2017.

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