Nominees

The Echoes of Nature collection was created for the dancers of the Vienna Opera Ball, with the designer reinterpreting the ball gown across four sets. Material research plays a key role in Cindy Fodor’s work, integrating 3D printing, laser cutting, and custom biomaterials into the process.

Cindy Fodor designed a four-look capsule collection for the dancers of the Vienna State Ballet for the Vienna Opera Ball. Named Echoes of Nature, the series reinterprets the opera ball gown as both object and spectacle, hovering between royal memory, biological poetry, and speculative couture. Fodor’s work merges fashion, science, and technology, with material research playing a central role. Based in Vienna, she integrates 3D printing and laser-cutting techniques into her designs, while her studio also functions as a laboratory for developing custom biomaterials.