IRIS VAN HERPEN
, fashion’s leading futurist, uses physics and nature to create her surreal and structural couture pieces. Aesop and Van Herpen found commonalities through their shared belief in using other fields to create thought-provoking products. Meredith points to Van Herpen’s Voltage, a collection spurred by the enormous energy of nature, and the Syntopia collection, which is rooted in the relationship between the organic and the abstract. Recognising the incredible force Mother Nature wields and combining this with the latest 3-D printing technologies, Van Herpen has made thoughtful design her forte.