
dynamic cross cultural reference, light in structure and open to support the days clothes. The form is inspired by my recent immersion in New Zealand’s traditional kiwi carved aesthetics.
Kiwi “hei matau” fish hook motive expands on a traditional English ‘valet’ stand with a calligraphic brushstroke merging the Australian Aboriginal icon of the boomerang.
It then catches clothes thrown in effect to a valet butler, standing sartorially at the foot of the bed. Et Tu is a comic relief pun on the Maori for “stand-up”.