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making the giant pillow bag thing:

lining: fleece

outer part: cotton

seriously, stick your head in that and you're lost .. its really soft.

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I went fabric shopping in soho and shepherd's bush today:

fluffy stuff and candy colours and polka dots and stripes ...

 There were some really lovely soft furs and things but nothing soft enough in white ... so i think im gonna stick with this fleecey stuff i found in primarni for the lining ..

There was also the idea of possibly using some ugly fugly faux fur in disgustingly bright colours ..

In the end i settled for some polycotton in four lovely pastel shades:

I chose these ones in particular because they are very 'ice-cream parlour, candy coated, sweet, soft' colours and because they feel like bed sheets!
The plan is to have the lining be soft fleece and then the outer layer will be these fabrics .. so each letter of 'soft' will be a different colour ..
Also, the zip arrived today:

I really like the fact that it's chunky and white, sort of toy-like and goes well with the colour pallette ..

Also spotted these in urban outfitters:

Quite good for construction ideas ..



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a giant pillow that you can step in to! curl up inside and hideaway .. be completely enveloped in softness .. escape .. a soft and fluffy inside to shield you from the cold, harsh realities of the outside .. 

i started to think about having the pillows/cushions/sleeping bag type things be in the shape of letters, and have people squish and smoosh their way inside forming the word 'soft' .. so it's like a personal discovery for those immersed head to toe in blankety soft stuff and also for onlookers who can laugh as they watch you try and squeeze inside .. creating a bold graphic statement.

the subtle body movements (like little twitches or shuffling) and sounds that the person will make (eg: coughing, snoring, muttering, those soft sounding noises i mentioned in an earlier post ) whilst inside will 'animate' the letters, and the meaning of 'soft' defining it through interaction and in a tangible and sensory way whilst also adding an element of playfulness.

Looking online there are letter shaped cushions available, i just need to decide on fabrics and colours/patterns etc and then think about how i'm gonna go about making these giant, big enough to fit a person inside versions. tbc

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TK Maxx, Clapham:

Morleys, Brixton:

some towels

some cushions

some fat thighs on fat cushions

ooohhhhhhhhhhh

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screen printing