Odeya Benin
Fashion Design and Management BA
Shenkar
Specialisms: Sportswear Design / Textiles - Print / Textile Innovation/Textile Art
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Odeya Benin
First Name: Odeya
Last Name: Benin
Specialisms: Sportswear Design / Textiles - Print / Textile Innovation/Textile Art
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My Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
University / College: Shenkar
Course / Program Title: Fashion Design and Management BA
About
Hi, my name is Odeya.
27 years old from Israel.
I'm a student of fashion design at Shenkar College of design an Engineering.
From a young age I love doing anything that has to do with painting or creating.
At an older age I learned to sew, and fell in love with visiting the fabric store, imagining what I could do with them and then actually creating what I had in mind.
I believe that fashion is a unique way for us as human beings to express ourselves -
our thoughts, beliefs, insights, and simply who we are - and bring ourselves to the world.
feel free to take a look at my creative world.
Hope you enjoy!
Hi my name is Odeya, my research is about an act we do every moment without even paying attention to, and this is our breathing. This "simple" action can be healing in all levels, physical, mental, emotional and also consciousness change. In my research I have asked What if we could actually see our breath? Imagine if we could make it more visible. Would it help us breathe better or remind us to take deeper breath. I've been researching how clothing can be home for our bodies, a place where we can feel comfortable and breathe freely. I have mapped the different types of breaths, exploring their rhythms and movements, and translated them into unique and diverse silhouettes. the structure made of bones, electrical cables, nylon fabrics, and knits to create a collection that's sporty and conceptual, perfect for men's fashion. During the project I took inspiration from the artist Jayne Wilton, in her works she gives the breath a visual appearance through drawings, light photographs and paintings. Inspired by her works, I created a variety of prints, some of them I made digitally, I printed one of them manually in screenprinting using the mono print method.
Competitions
Global Design Graduate Show 2023
Can't Breathe / Odeya Benin In our era when people are busy pursuing goals and achievements, our consciousness sometimes wanders to the experiences and feelings we have experienced in the past and to those we will experience in the future. We are not always "here and now". Our body, on the other hand, is always present. We depend on it and perform the act of breathing autonomously. Conscious breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system which causes the heart rate and digestive processes to slow down and helps the body to experience calmness and peace. My research deals with the question of whether and in what way a garment can affect breathing and produce a feeling of "home" for the wearer. I have mapped out the different types of breaths according to the movement that the breath creates, and created a visual and silhouetted form for each type of breath according to its unique rhythm in order to convey the physiological process of breathing – the inhalation of air, its retention and its exhalation. I used "bones" to create the air movement and structure in combination with breathable nylon fabrics. The menswear collection is sporty, functional and conceptual.
Competitions