The project draws inspiration from marine organisms and their skeletal and coral structures, exploring how underwater ecosystems can inform textile and knit design. By examining the organic geometries of coral reefs and the bionic patterns of sea life, the study translates these biological forms into three-dimensional knitted structures that evoke both strength and fragility.

Building upon this research, The Shape of Water—inspired by Guillermo del Toro’s film of the same name—expands the exploration from marine anatomy to human emotion. The project reflects on the film’s poetic vision of love, otherness, and transformation, where water becomes a metaphor for connection and fluid identity. Within this context, the study investigates the relationship between the body, water, and textile—how emotional fluidity can be materialized through knitted form.

The design expresses the tension between softness and structure, nature and artifice, emotion and anatomy. Through knitting, the project constructs a language that interweaves the tactile, the emotional, and the anatomical—transforming the rhythm of the ocean into the pulse of the human body.