ABOAB AW22 collection SENSE OF TOUCH depicts an emotional dialogue between human and objects during the coronavirus pandemic. Inspired by the sculptures of Isamu Noguchi, Constantine Brâncuși and Marie-Ruth Oda, the designer believes creation is an emotional output and a process of self-healing. Especially when social distancing has become the norm in life that made people in a state of “touch starvation” for a long time, objects become an important medium of emotional expression.

In this collection, designer takes an organic and minimalist approach to capture the mood of longing for physical touch, by kneading clay with the warmth of hands. The texture of knuckles and fingerprints carries the designer’s current emotions and power, which gives each piece a warm, tactile, and emotional resonance that bring people calmness and cheerfulness.