My name is Dana Cohen, and I am an artist and fashion designer working at the intersection of sustainability, fashion, and art. My practice focuses on ecological innovation and on giving discarded objects a new life cycle. I explore the hidden potential of materials, pushing the boundaries of their use and revealing their inherent beauty and meaning.I have developed an innovative process for recycling textile waste, transforming used knits into monochromatic fibers that serve as both my raw material for fashion collections and a contemporary alternative to oil paint in my artworks.My work is inspired by the relationship between humans and nature, as well as social and environmental phenomena of everyday life. Through fashion collections and textile paintings, I aim to raise awareness of human actions that reshape our planet and to place nature back at the center of attention.
Dana Cohen, is an artist and fashion designer who graduated from Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in 2015 with excellence, and currently an MFA student in Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.
In her artistic practice, Cohen deals with sustainability and the intricate relationship between humanity and nature, as well as the social and environmental issues in the current Anthropocene geological epoch. She aims to cultivate an awareness of the actions taken by authorities that impact our planet.
Worn Again (2015), her first award - winning collection, introduces an innovative environment-friendly approach to textile manufacturing.
In the year of 2014 Cohen developed an innovative process for recycling textile waste; sorting used knits by color, shredding them into natural and synthetic monochromatic fibers and felting them. The result is a spectacular recycled textile in a wide variety of unique colors and patterns, which are then integrated with new knits. The textiles are soft to touch. Cohen is driven to make a positive impact on society, by creating sustainable and beautiful garments that last.
City Growth, her second award - winning collection was launched on the runway of Tel Aviv Fashion Week in March 2018 and on the runway of Vietnam International Fashion Week in April 2018.
The collection was part of a "fashion statements" exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in 2019.
Cohen is concerned with the overtaking and marginalization of agricultural plots by processes of urbanization, as a daughter of a farmer who experienced this process firsthand. Nowadays nature is being pushed to the margins in the face of polluting industries, most notably the fashion industry. Out of this belief, she gives old clothing a new life cycle and restore their value.
The collection was part of a "fashion statements" exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in 2019.
Cohen is concerned with the overtaking and marginalization of agricultural plots by processes of urbanization, as a daughter of a farmer who experienced this process firsthand. Nowadays nature is being pushed to the margins in the face of polluting industries, most notably the fashion industry. Out of this belief, she gives old clothing a new life cycle and restore their value.
Additionally, Cohen engages in the repurposing of discarded plastic products found within construction sites, and also plastic bags which are associated with self-consumption. Through the transformative act of ironing, she address the issue of global warming. Cohen attempts to shed light on a renewal potential and regeneration.