She says the collection considers social and environmental elements in all aspects of her processes, as well as emotional experiences while placing value in small-scale production. “Tangible is a collection influenced by the sense of touch and its relationship to our emotion,” says Pumphrey, who is a 2019 first-class honours graduate from Otago Polytechnic. The winner of the Established Category was Jacob Coutie, of Raukawa and Tainui, who has maintained his strong legacy-building aesthetic and commitment to organic sustainability using natural cottons and linen in his menswear/unisex collection. Taongahuia Maxwell, of Tainui and Maniapoto, presented an Avant-Garde collection named Kaha tae. It explores the evolutionary journey of traditional Māori weaving into the 21st century in a fun, functional and vibrant way.
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