IKEBANA
The starting point for creating this collection was
one of the oldest and most beautiful holiday
celebrations - women creating and decorating
bouquets of wheat and flowers, carrying them to
religious services. It is one of the most ancient
celebrations of the 'Mother of God' - originally a
pagan holiday in which Mother Earth receives
gratitude for the wellness it delivers. In this
collection I wanted to go deeper and analyse how
old traditions are being swallowed and adapted by
current ones.
The flowers which originally symbolize life, carried by women, are slowly evolving into decay. I wanted to use different techniques that are heavily connected to Feminine Handcraft, which I see as a non-verbal language women use to communicate with each other over generations.
I believe that regardless of the technique, what unites them is the arduous process of a thread tearing through different weaves and braiding together the story of our passing. It was important for me to look for simple forms and create a world of ancient female vocabulary, evolving from one to the other.
Photgraphy: Wiktor Malinowski
3BA
The collection is a personal story, facing multigenerational female trauma. It's a story about generations of sad, sad Polish girls and the compromises they have to endure.
I was looking for inspiration from the Polish women protesting on the street on the last months. I found nostalgic and romantic the look of furious, angry women, half naked, covered with flare smoke - how their shape is disappearing.
I wanted to achieve the feeling of women delicately elevating from the clouds. At the same time, I was inspired by the angry gesture of a young girl pulling and biting her skirt.
For my Grandma
Photography: Wiktor Malinowski
ABOUT
“Domi Grzybek graduated from the Royal
Academy of Fine Arts in 2022 and was
immediately lauded with several awards. She
completed her training at major fashion
houses such as Bottega Veneta and Dries
Van Noten, working on embroidery design at
the latter.
Her work draws on craftsmanship, textiles and
collective memory. As a narrative textile
storyteller, she explores handicraft as a non-
verbal language, rooted in Polish and Slavic
traditions in which women have passed down
techniques for generations.
In her practice, this language becomes
tangible: through repetitive, manual
processes, she weaves threads, materials
and stories into layered textile structures. Her
work exudes a strong tactility and bears
traces of time, labour and transmission.”
KMSKA
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Artist introduction
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Artist introduction