Niamh Cochrane

 Email: niamh.cochrane23@gmail.com

Instagram: @n.iamh.art

Future: BA (Hons) Fashion Design at Heriot Watt, September 2021

Niamh Cochrane ‘Stifled Sea’ is inspired by the current rapid destruction and pollution of our earth’s oceans from plastic materials and waste and its deadly and suffocating effect on its marine life. With the research of manipulation of plastic media and dangerously high figures of sea life suffocation, ‘Stifled Sea’ communicates the beauty of the ocean contrasted against the fascinatingly dangerous pollution our waste has, and how it is destroying our planet. My collection emerged from the current climate of working from home, leading me to experiment with my creative process and use more household-based materials which I may not have used when designing before. I spent most of my lockdown days manipulating plastic through crushing and melting methods and reviewing how it would stand on the body. I enjoy working abstractly, especially in the development process of my designs and pushing my media handling and technical ability which is visible in my final collection and is something I look forward to developing further through my university years.