Architecture practicing fashion design speaks that future might be punk. As creatives begin to blend their varied interests, Fashion that incorporate verve of geometric silhouettes always stands out. Will Architecture fashion become a set genre in the future?

Franciskus, please take us through your initial phases of exploring your ideas, concepts, and experimentations.

I professionally work as an architect but I have always loved to create and I truly enjoy the process of creating. I am very fortunate to be surrounded by creatives who work in photography, design, and music. Through them I got introduced into the industry and I started collaborating frequently with them for their fashion-related projects.

How did fashion happen to you and when did you cultivate the architectural nuances into it?

My partner happens to be a fashion photographer, and I have been involved in his projects as an art director and set designer. Sometimes we just would not be able to find pieces that would suit the ideas we had in mind so that pushed me to create our own. Not formally trained in dressmaking, I created the pieces with architecture in mind. That is when the pieces became my set design.

From the ideation to the physical execution what kinds of challenges do your concepts and ideas go through?

Our goal has always been to produce beautiful pictures. My partner and I would prepare everything by ourselves, plan ahead and we discuss everything. The challenge would be finding the perfect balance and compromise since architecture and fashion photography can be vastly different and we tend to see things differently.

Your work is an amalgamation of various professions. The constructivism of your garments with geometric methodology has a distinct operation and mobility altogether. Can you please tell us what really goes on in such creative processes?

In architecture we play so much with volume and shape, and I always keep them in mind when creating the pieces. I tend to gravitate to materials that are malleable and sturdy enough to hold their shapes, and having no knowledge of conventional dressmaking pushes me to find ways to craft them into what I envision.

The inspiration to articulate clothing for an exaggeration of the persona. For you what is the most seductive aspect of such costumes? What goes in your mind while inducing the character into your garments?

It has to be beautiful, bold, and spontaneous; just like architecture. Some of the pieces were made 15 minutes prior to the shoot. I refrain myself from spending so much time in the concept and design phase because doing so I will end up being trapped in the concept and forget about the main purpose which is the beauty of creation.

With a style that is newfangled. Please tell us the artistry of the architectural mindset that blends with fabrics for your design. How does merging the two provide you innovative approach for designs.

The physical character of the materials has always been my starting point, it allows me to see the possibilities of what could be. We work a lot with natural light indoors, and it is important to me how the pieces fill the room and catch the light when worn.

Would you say the post-modern era is the experimental era where professions have begun to blend with one another to create new ones? What is your outtake on post-truth design and the world?

Personally I never really think about its importance. The process has been enjoyable, and the most rewarding thing about doing this would be to see the pieces translated and realized in beautiful pictures which would otherwise only exist in our heads as imagination.

How crucial imagination is in relation to the physical aspect of the experience?

I don’t fear in creating, and imagination is something that is constant to me. It is not something that I seek to get, it just happens organically.

Art and fashion are both playfully inspiring and intimidating subjects. What do you have to say about the grey area that remains and feeds the creative tangent as a creative mind?

I wish to learn more about fashion design now that i do this, mainly to enrich my design vocabulary so I can create better in the future.

Last but not least.. Would you say avant-garde always be the future of fashion? What are your wildest visions for say 2030?

Creative minds will always seek to push the boundaries of what is considered normal. Avant-garde fashion is the product of such minds, they want to redefine what is beautiful. In this future I wish the punk era will be making a strong comeback!