‘Ascending Adjiko’ offers a sneak peek into HOOSH Design’s upcoming sustainable fashion and textile project. Led by designer Christy Van Der Heyden, the collection showcases garments and textiles made from natural fibres and botanical dyes, embracing ethical and cruelty-free slow fashion.

Set for release in 2025, the full collection centres around ‘Ahimsa’ or peace silk, dyed with plants gathered from the Kalbarri region of Western Australia. This work is the result of a series of residencies with local Nanda Custodians, exploring and honouring Nanda culture. Unlike conventional silk production, where moths are killed during the process, peace silk allows the moths to live out their natural lives.

The ‘Ascending Adjiko’ collection also features a print motif from Van Der Heyden’s ‘Ascension’ series, a reflection on the interconnectedness of life. The collection embodies the designer’s deep connection to the land and the idea that true growth comes from aligning with sacred universal principles, beyond the ego’s reactive tendencies.

Full address:

Foyer
Walyalup Civic Centre,
151 High Street,
Fremantle, WA, 6160

Open times:

Saturday 19 Oct, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday 20 Oct, 11:00am – 3:00pm
Monday 21 – Friday 25 Oct, 8:00am – 7:00pm

For questions about this event, please contact the organiser.

Image credit: Christy Van Der Heyden
Model: Haylee Rivers
Makeup: Christy Van Der Heyden

HOOSH Designs is an Australian fashion, art, and community arts business founded by Christy Van Der Heyden, a designer, artist, CACD practitioner, and cameleer. Focused on ethical and sustainable practices, HOOSH Designs creates eco-friendly, Australian-made products, with a commitment to personal, environmental, and cultural sustainability at the core of all operations.

One of HOOSH’s key initiatives is the Mango Silk Collective (MSC), a micro social enterprise producing unique fashion and homewares. MSC uses native eco-bush dyes to create one-of-a-kind textile art on natural fibres like silk, hemp, bamboo, and organic cotton. Launched in the East Kimberley, the project has employed women to harvest and dye, with the larger goal of reconnecting families to country and passing down essential ecological knowledge through generations.

Christy has lived and worked across multiple states and territories, collaborating closely with First Nations and refugee communities.