Instruction:
Dana Benshalom, Moriel Dezaldeti

A line of hand-drawn garments, printed and knitted especially for sleeping in.

This project was inspired by the experience of quarantine and lockdown during the pandemic that robbed us of our freedom and independence. This experience was the starting point for an exploration of imagery in sleepwear design and of the importance of sleep for heightening consciousness and self-fulfillment. The images on the pajamas express the freedom, imagination, and optimism that exists in the space between sleep and wakefulness. The items were designed using a combination of printing, knitting, monotype, button design, and hand embroidery, which highlights the one-of-a-kind nature of each item.

Materials: reactive dyes, clear print paste, monoprint print paste, viscose silk, hardened liquid polymer, viscose thread, polyester thread, worsted cotton thread

Techniques: monoprint, industrial knitting on a circular machine, 3D printing, embroidery, hand drawing, hand sewing, machine sewing