In early spring of 2020, just before the city-wide pandemic lockdown, I went to the theater to watch "Lighthouse," a film directed by Robert Eggers. After the movie, I stopped by my friend Daiki's office and chatted about the Black and white film. I told him how, and it was dark, turbulent, and haunting, with excellent costumes worn by the lighthouse keepers. One year later, Daiki informed me that the film had stuck in his mind, and he was considering using the theme of a lighthouse keeper for his upcoming fall-winter collection. I was thrilled to get involved in the project and contribute to the visual development, artwork for print, and textiles.
Brand: Nepenthes America, Engineered Garments
Director/Producer: Manabu Gaku Inada
Year: 2021
Article on Nepenthes Japan Web site
Brand: Nepenthes America, Engineered Garments
Director/Producer: Manabu Gaku Inada
Year: 2021
Article on Nepenthes Japan Web site
Main visual of Engineered Garments Fall / Winter 2022 Collection. Composite of Miniature model and multiple effects layer.
A diorama was set up in front of an LCD screen. A miniature model was created by drawing actual artwork from the collection.
Engineered Garments Fall / Winter 2022 Lookbook.
The nautical map visual was shot on the layer of glasses with transparent print.
Concept sketches of the shooting plan.
Siren (Right) from greek mythology. A Shot was taken of a transparent print in the water tank.
A limited number of Black and White version of the lookbook was printed for the trade show.
