Ulitsa Mira
Ilya Nyuganen
The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås
Russian word мир (mir) has two primary meanings: ”peace” and ”world” (or universe). Historically, it also meant a peasant village community or society. Handicrafts are key characteristic of humanity. Ulitsa Mira aimed to place felting, knitting and weaving at the centre of the design process as a way of challenging the exclusivity and existing processes of fashion making. The project explored the possibilities to make a fashion collection by handcraft practises considering every step of the material and process, from raw fibre to finished garment. Through hands-on practices, project explored craft, its nature and theoretical aspects. Fabrics were woven in collaboration with TaTe-Team in Hämeenlinna, Finland. Finnish flax was sponsored by Linen Stories and wool was sponsored by Avelsås Ull & Inredning.