@bolzonellandrea

BA Fashion Design, Year 3

22 years old

Padova, Italy

 

Schools have been among the first institutions to adapt to the new measures of quarantine. How did your school react to the state of emergency? In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of online classes?

Maybe I haven't fully metabolized the idea of an online class yet. I definitely miss sharing moments and spaces with the right people, following a lecture in a more physical and direct way. I also miss the workshops, spending time in the leather goods workshop, from home it is much more difficult to manage a project without the necessary tools. The other side of this medal, however, highlights the opportunity to organize my work and the time I spend more successfully.

 

The Fashion and Design Industries have been aggressively afflicted by the state of quarantine and social distancing. As a consumer, but also as a future insider of those systems, what do you think the worst consequences of this crisis will be?

I would say that a breakthrough within this boundless approach was necessary. Such a drastic and cruel turning point was not. We are already experiencing the consequences somehow: collections that have been produced but not sold, small businesses forced to shut down, major companies in bankruptcy. However, I stay confident and positive. Many other aspects of this fashion industry that moves the world will be increased, I hope we will become more aware of the value of what we want, appreciate, buy and, above all, of the priorities that characterize our daily life. 

 

Your work is built on creativity. While we’re all in quarantine, what is your solution to keep on being creative? Where do you find your inspiration in this moment?

Never interrupt the flow of thoughts in my head. I felt driven by a reality that I didn't care about before, I spent hours on readings which I had been planning for months and benefited from the initiatives of different online platforms, approaching Italian auteur cinema. For me, dialogue is fundamental, I never stopped relating (indirectly) with the people I shared every moment with.