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June 1, 2008
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Not your typical Generation X representative, Thea Berg finds much of her inspiration in nature.
What are your inspirations? I often feel inspired by the rich and various forms of nature. As my work on textile art and design for quite some years now have been focusing on how to create a 3-dimensional perspective on the two-dimensional fabric, it has often been most inspiring for me to study how nature builds up 3D forms not to copy them, but to see how layers and shapes can work together. I often start design processes by studying formations of ice and snow or the way a flower grows with its many petals and leaves. In one of my main projects, the AQUATIC series, which consists of wearable ...
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