Following our recent conversation with Selva Huygens, Galya Feiermann visited the designer’s Spring/Summer 2027 presentation AEROSPATIAL during Berlin Fashion Week, capturing exclusive backstage moments that reveal the atmosphere and details behind the collection. Presented at Weltwirtschaft at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the show continued SELVA HUYGENS’ ongoing investigation into circular design, material transformation and the relationship between past visions of the future and today’s realities.
With AEROSPATIAL, Huygens revisits the optimism of the 1960s and 70s, a period shaped by space exploration, technological ambition and the belief in endless possibilities. Rather than looking back nostalgically, the collection examines the distance between those imagined futures and the uncertainties of the present. The result is a dialogue between futuristic silhouettes and the traces of a world that has changed.
Structured in three chapters — The Dream, The Collision and Reconstruction — the presentation moved from the clean lines and geometric shapes of Space Age design towards more industrial, armour-like forms before arriving at a renewed vision of optimism. A-line and H-line silhouettes, modular constructions and sculptural elements reflected this transformation throughout the collection.
As with previous seasons, circularity formed the foundation of Huygens’ creative process. More than 90 percent of the materials used were upcycled, recycled or deadstock, including discarded automotive components and objects collected during a performative “collection walk” through Berlin. Combined with deadstock fabrics from Beglarian Fabrics, these materials were transformed into new forms, extending their histories beyond their original purpose.
Through Galya Feiermann’s backstage images, the collection’s intricate construction and the material experimentation behind AEROSPATIAL become visible beyond the runway — offering a closer look at one of Berlin Fashion Week’s most distinctive voices.
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