Through my fingers

Eemeli Niemi’s BA thesis is about collecting and personal relationships with clothes. Most of the fabrics in the collection have been sought out with collecting in mind. The design work was informed by the material itself and wardrobe study on Niemi’s own clothes, which offered details to the designs.

From an early age, Niemi has been interested in collecting different things, such as toys, clothes or cassettes, always fascinated by the search for and the thrill of finding the right thing. The act of collecting takes the designer to environments and places never visited before, adding to the work.

– I like to give materials space in my work, and I find that even very simple things like fabrics create layers or surfaces to grab onto when you look at them up close or from a distance. I like looking at things up close, touching and feeling them.

Throughout the thesis, the idea of a “normal” garment or a garment that is important to the owner has guided the design of silhouettes. In the collection, Niemi highlights the importance of details in clothes, such as zippers, collars or the colour of a sewing thread by giving them particular attention.

– I’ve been thinking about what connects or ties things together in a collection, and I think it’s the way things pass through my hands, as if I’ve given my consent to certain fabrics and clothes.

Contact information:

Eemeli Niemi

Eemeli.niemi@aalto.fi

 +358407765465

@Eemelieevert