Shape development process

Waves Whisper

Name
Sofia Munk
Education degree
Kandidat
Fagfelt
Design
Institute
Design, Product and Material
Program
Fashion, Clothing and Textiles - New Landscapes for Change
Year
2025

In my graduation collection, I translate the magic of the ocean into five digitally knitted looks. My main goal with this collection is to challenge the existing rational, growth-fixated “sustainable” discourse existing in the current fashion landscape. By honoring nature’s depth and spirit instead, I wish to reinstall a deeper understanding of textiles and garments as precious resources.

Digital knit panels
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PATTERN PARTS FOR DIVERS SUIT
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INSPIRATION AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Inspired by the magic and wonders of the ocean
Inspired by the magic and wonders of the ocean
Shape development process
Shape development process inspired by the magic formula of nature: The fibonacci spiral
"The sea
isn't a place,
but a fact, and
a mystery"
Mary Oliver
The Waves, 1996

LOOK 4 - WHIRL DRESS

Digital knit panels
Digital knit panels

LOOK 5 - SPIRAL DRESS

Spiral Dress photoshoot
Spiral Dress - Photoshoot
photoshoot of spiral dress
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The Royal Danish Academy supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Since 2017 the Royal Danish Academy has worked with the Sustainable Development Goals. This is reflected in our research, our teaching and in our students’ projects. This project relates to the following UN goal(-s)
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As a designer, I work from a deep textile starting point. I am on an overall mission to bring back value back to textiles as a precious ressource. In this collection, I have developed six partially knitted looks. For 6 of the pieces out of 8 I have worked with a zero waste draping method, where I knit directly into shape. I have programmed and knitted partial knit panels from which I have draped fluid ocean flow shapes around the body.