True blue is one of the rarest pigments in nature. The blues we perceive are often not pigment at all, but rather just light interacting with microscopic structures, tricking the eye into seeing a colour where no pigment exists.

As a designer, I’m drawn to the stories behind what we see, and what we think we see. Inspired by the delicate geometry of butterfly wings, the Aurora collection explores that illusion of blue as light and structure. Though the collection’s palette expands beyond blue, its influence lingers in the design, inviting us to reflect on how we see, and are deceived, by the world around us.