METAMATERIA – Autumn Winter 26/27
Concept, research and materials by Alessia Pasquini
alessiapasquini.it
Presented at the 41st edition of Milano Unica
Concept, research and materials
This collection is based on a radical reinterpretation of the feather, an iconic element that transforms, renews itself, and takes on new meanings. No longer simply light, ethereal, and decorative, the feather becomes a surprising hybrid material, capable of challenging perception and playing with opposites.
What appears to be a soft surface turns out to be dense, textured, almost sculptural.
The tactile and visual contrast is the heart of the project: soft feathers juxtaposed with stiff ones, colors that fade and shift, familiar materials presented in entirely new forms.
We live in a time where nothing is as it seems.
Materials are reinvented: knits that appear fluid but feel silicone-like, organza printed with velvet effects, velvets paired with raw denim. In this same vein, feathers become heavy, three-dimensional, conveying new, crystallized aesthetics.
Matter & Perception
The collection features innovative and experimental materials born from a contemporary and visionary design thinking.
You’ll find bioplastics with embedded feathers, crystallized feathers that change texture, surface, and refraction. Each sample is a small metamorphosis, an invitation to reconsider what we know.
Atmosphere & Color
Metamateria’s visual universe moves between dream and reality, with references to digital aesthetics and altered landscapes.
The color palette reflects this suspended world: rarefied pastels meet metallic silver, midnight blue, petrol green, iridescent coppers that veer towards lilac, pinks that fade into purple or pearly sky blues.
The colors move, fade, overlap: shadows, halos, light and depth become narrative tools.
Future & Sustainability
At the heart of the vision is an essential principle: sustainability.
Even in a visionary material universe, every transformation must be conscious.
All the materials presented are the result of forward-looking research, with a focus on responsible processes and bio-based innovations.
Nothing is as it seems. Matter changes, evolves, reinvents itself.
This is the new grammar of touch, color and perception.
Craft as ritual. Gesture as process. Feather as language.