SOUTH NODEII
It is the name of the new collection of RDG brand. The designer illuminates us with great delicacy through her handmade garments. From her current residence in the town of Navidad, located in O'Higgins Region, her creations inspired by the countryside, the sea, the land and water take us to the daily work of women and men of these rugged coastal landscapes.
According to the artist's own reflections on her creative process, "the lunar nodes point to those points in the sky, where the orbit of the moon around the earth intersects with the orbit of the earth around the sun. The starting point is based on the concept that we are not on earth for the first time, but that we have accumulated experiences in past lives. In that sense, the sum of our previous experiences is in the southern node, symbolizing the areas that are familiar to us."
A node is a space in which part of the connections of other real or abstract spaces that share their same characteristics converge and that, in turn, are also nodes. María Eugenia returned to her node once she presented her “In Orbit” collection in the United States. The need to return to her nest, to her southern node, reconnected her with her roots and origins.
This is how in this new collection, the designer mixes, recycles and reinterprets personal influences to create a unique point of view that portrays the diversity of cultures, periods of time and influences, like a tapestry of what contemporary Chile is. She looks at her country from the past, the present and the future with poetry, humor, texture and a lot of color.
With a feminine look, the designer mixes in her new collection the techniques of nets, marine knots, the natural wear of perlon in fishing, and macramé, all of them influenced by the ocean. Sheep wool and alpaca are part of her inspiration around the earth. Thus, her creations return back to their origins and to our roots.
Text / Francisca Jiménez
Photos / Loreto Gibert
Styling / M. Eugenia Ibarra
Hair & Make Up / Gabriela Arévalo
Models / Barbara Brito * ELITE MODELS
Photo Assistant / Pia Carrasco
Art / Paul Fuguet
SOUTH NODEII
Nodo Sur is the new project of the talented designer María Eugenia Ibarra who, through her brand Gender Clothing (RDG), enlightens us through her handmade garments, with great delicacy. From his current residence in the town of Navidad, located in the VI Region, his creations inspired by the countryside, the sea, the land and the water take us to the daily work of the women and men of those wild coastal landscapes.
According to the artist's own reflections on her creative process, "the lunar nodes indicate those points in the sky where the orbit of the moon around the earth intersects with the orbit of the earth around the sun. The starting point is It is based on the concept that we are not on earth for the first time, but rather that we have accumulated experiences in past lives. In this sense, the south node is the suma of our previous experiences that symbolize the areas that are familiar to us.”
A node is a space in which part of the connections of other real or abstract spaces that share the same characteristics and that, in turn, are also nodes converge. María Eugenia returned to her node once she presented her In Orbit collection in the United States. The need to return to her nest, to her south node, reconnected her with her roots and origins.
Thus, in this new collection, the designer mixes, recycles and reinterprets personal influences to create a unique point of view that portrays the diversity of cultures, time periods and influences, like a tapestry of what contemporary Chile is. She looks at her country from the past, the present and the future with poetry, humor, texture and lots of color.
Knitting has been RDG's main technique since its inception. By constructing and deconstructing local techniques, the group of weavers she works with achieves new volumes and fiber relationships as they relate to the body. This situation occurs during conversations about the making of women and fishermen in the area in which her work is focused and explorations of the full potential of material and technique.
With a feminine look, the designer mixes the techniques of nets, sailor knots and macramé in her new ocean-influenced collection. The materials of sheep's wool and alpaca are part of his inspiration around the earth. Thus, his creations return once again to the origin and to our roots.
Text / Francisca Jiménez
Photos / Loreto_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3bGibertGcf-15
Production / M. Eugenia Ibarra
Hair and Makeup / Gabriela Arévalo
Model / Barbara Brito* ELITE MODELS
Photo Assistant / Pia Carrasco
Art / Paul Fuguet