This project transforms discarded fishing gear, recovered from the Icelandic shoreline, into a series of wearable art pieces, clothing, and accessories.
Intricately handcrafted from thousands of strands of recovered cords, nets, and ropes, the collection stands as a powerful statement against ocean pollution.

Just as these nets were originally engineered to catch fish, this project re-purposes their utility into designs meant to instead capture human emotion and expression.

Driven by Svart’s view of the ocean as an existential sanctuary, this project addresses the critical threats facing marine ecosystems, particularly highlights the issues of “ghost nets” –
fishing gear left or lost in the ocean by fishermen, tangled on reefs or drifting in the open sea.

Fishermen often abandon worn-out nets  because it is often the easiest way to get rid of them. These synthetic materials drift for up to 600 years, inflicting centuries of unintended harm on ocean life.

As designers and artists we have the responsibility to use our creativity to pursue a cleaner, less polluted future, doing everything we can to minimize our environmental impact.