Me, Myself and Cottage-core
Gotta try out all the aesthetics I guess
My day job involves a lot of gaming, and as someone who only plays very simple iPhone puzzle games, I found myself deep in the trenches, discussing avatar skins, virtual game worlds and gasp – the metaverse. It was a bit tricky, figuring out my niche in fashion and gaming, until it hit me – virtual spaces! 'So silly', I thought, how long I circled the virtual space topic, considering I've shared so many 3D renders of beautifully designed imaginary rooms. I even designed a couple of these myself, most notably my club concept PALLADIUM, made in collaboration with Joe Mortell.
Now let's talk about other virtual spaces – gaming spaces. I'm outing myself here a bit, but I'm currently obsessed with Stardew Valley, a farming simulation game. Have you guys read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin? The book that follows two friends on their game-designing lives and careers? I'm no book revie…