Fifth Anniversary Capsule
At the heart of our work, Blue Nude stands for the independent arts, self-expression, and the forming of bonds through creative connection. There is no better artist to honour this than Jamie House.
My close friend and creative partner of 13 years, Jamie has been involved in Blue Nude from day one, designing our logo, and, over the past five years, contributed to our Saturna collection, 'Art Parties' - either as an exhibiting artist or DJ - and graphic design. To mark the milestone, we designed two 'fifth anniversary prints' in the spirit of our shared artistic language - celebrating the creativity and friendships that the Blue Nude community has fostered.
As an artist, Jamie's most distinctive speciality is light and prism art. He is fascinated by and drawn to art that mirrors the idea of the mandala - something ephemeral that changes and is lost with time. It encourages lack of attachment to material things and acceptance of change; the ebb and flow of life. Fortunately, Jamie agreed to translate his light installations into permanent form, creating an original print for our Prism Sleeveless Top. In his Yorkshire studio, he created light installations with crystal prisms and photographed them. The result is a luminous gradient that washes over the top like a glowing ember.
As for my print, it's as a representation of what creativity can foster in an individual. For the Polka Sleeveless Top, I painted what I see as a quintessential Blue Nude symbol - my beloved spiral - in vibrant, earth-toned colours and textures.
The two tops sit together as individual interpretations of spiritual objects. There is no 'look', no homogeny - just two creative souls designing things that help make people feel as though they look on the outside how they feel on the inside.
~ Katarina (Founder & Creative Director)
Released for SS26.
You can learn more about the collection here.
Polka Sleeveless Top by Katarina Protsack
