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Murano glass-inspired tennis outfit
Over the past few years, I’ve loved seeing tennis players, especially Naomi Osaka, turn their walkouts into fashion moments with incredible custom outfits. Her looks made me want to explore how far I could push a tennis outfit of my own.
I’ve also always loved glasswork, so this project felt like a chance to bring those two interests together. I initially wanted to work with a piece by Lalique, but couldn’t find an open-access image in the archive. That led me to Murano glass, where the shapes of drinking glasses and vases became a starting point for silhouettes and textures.The challenge was translating those sculptural forms into something that still felt believable and wearable on a tennis court. The dress had to allow for movement and look as though it could be made from a stretchy, jersey-like fabric. Finding a balance between those practical constraints and the glass inspiration took some experimentation: many of the early results felt too conventional and boring, and it took a while to get the prompts right. I also did a day and a night version of the dress, depending when the match takes place.
Besides the dress itself, I wanted to make a walk out fit that the player wears for a few minutes before the match. Here the limits were few, and I had a lot of fun playing with shapes and textures. Creating both items let me explore two sides of the same inspiration: a more practical interpretation for the court, and a more sculptural and expressive one for the walkout.
While researching the project, I also made The Serve Archive – a reference website featuring some of the most iconic tennis looks from Grand Slam tournaments. The initial version literally took one prompt to build, btw :)
Original artworks:
I love it !
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I wanted to explore the relationship we build with the objects around us — the marks they leave on us, and the marks we leave on them.
I started with François-Thomas Germain’s Coffeepot, made in Paris in 1757. What interested me was not only its form, but the world it represented: a time when rituals such as drinking coffee, serving and displaying silverware were surrounded by extraordinary care, craftsmanship and ceremony.
That made me think about our rituals today.
We listen through headphones. We gather around speakers. We work through laptops. We communicate through phones.
The objects have changed, but we still build habits, memories and relationships around them.
What if that same care, refinement and presence were applied to the products surrounding our lives today?
Rather than reproducing the coffeepot, I wanted its design language to leave an empreinte on a new generation of objects. Its flowing ornament, polished silver, sculptural curves and sense of preciousness became the basis for a collection of headphones, speakers, phones and laptops.
The aim was to imagine another evolution of modern design — one where ornament had never completely disappeared, and where technology could still feel crafted, emotional and precious.
Explore the full FLORA project here:
https://app.flora.ai/view/js7b1ngr9rm9d9v0cv3vzc6tkx8dvnrf
I’ve also included a process video showing how the idea developed from the original reference into the final collection and world.
Instead of placing the objects inside a cold technological setting, I built an environment around stone, natural textures, open space, light and the sky. The tree-like elements and blue-and-white opening above connect the space back to nature, contrasting with the polished technology and making the environment feel more grounded and alive.
The people complete that world. They are different, but their gestures overlap: listening, working, communicating and sharing sound. Their presence shows how these objects become part of the body, the room and the rituals that connect us.
That is ultimately what L’Empreinte represents:
the trace history leaves on design,
the trace objects leave on us,
and the trace we leave on them in return.
A collection imagining what might happen if the refinement of the past became part of the design language we still spoke today.
Created with @FLORA for the FLORA Museum Challenge.
Original work:
François-Thomas Germain, Coffeepot, Paris, 1757
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Amazing approach and design work!
Inspired by: Grere'o (Shield), Solomon Islands, early-to-mid 19th century, from The Met's open archive.
Link to Original Art : https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/310073
I liked this shield because of its beautiful pattern and shine. It has a detailed design with a human figure in the middle, made from woven cane and shiny shell pieces. It looked like something made to be seen, not just used.
What I made: I turned the shield into a surfboard, but kept its design exactly the same, same pattern, same shine, same figure. I only changed its shape into a board. I picked a surfboard because its long shape already matches the shield's shape, so it felt like a natural change.
How I made it: I downloaded the Sheild image from Met's open archive, then imported the sheild picture in flora , connected picture with text prompt node, then I connected both picture and text prompt node to the video node and I selected the seedance 2.5 model with 30sec clip, I kept the work flow simple because I am new to flora and I was afraid maybe I may use all the credits before even creating good video, add this in how I made it
Why I made this: I wanted to take this design out of the museum and give it a new life in something people can use and see in motion. I think the shield's pattern is still beautiful enough to belong in The Met today, just now on a different object.
Instagram post link: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc3Nn8IAT2O/
Twitter(X) post link: https://x.com/AhmadSauleh/status/2095827847915163648?s=20
Such a clean fusion of culture and modern sport! Did you encounter any issues getting FLORA to keep the intricate shell pattern consistent across different camera angles
Our entry for the @FLORA Museum Challenge!
We picked Eirene, the personification of Peace, from The Met.
The idea was simple: when we look at a piece of art, we all imagine something different.
So we played with that. Different people looking at the same sculpture, each one creating their own version of it in their head!
This is great!! Don't forget to include your Met reference link too!