ii sense
ii brings us subtle and elegant life philosophy. It comes from '⼀一' in Chinese, meaning 'one one'. As in Chinese ancient wisdom, 'one is all, all is one.' One is the origin, the end, the cycle, and the infinity. The image of two letters of 'i' visualizes two people standing together side by side, sharing and caring with each other in one sense. ii hopes to deliver to audience a sense of originality, simplicity, spontaneity and a hint of childlike innocence.
ii sense is a collective lifestyle brand. It brings clothes, accessories, ceramics, paintings and object artworks together. With designers' diverse cultural backgrounds, and via their artistic expressions in many aspects, ii blurs the gender line and pushes boundaries among ages to present qualitative collections with timeless touches designed for independent individuals.
Ziyu Zhang, co-founder of ii sense, aims to seek for creative inspirations from art, philosophy and natural features. Within her design language, Ziyu believes that tenderness and softness engage greater energy. To entwined the meaning of ‘slow’ in fashion could give wearer reflections of the inner self and a life-long accompany.
Ziyu graduated from Parsons, with an exchange experience in Central Saint Martins womenswear program. Afterwards, she earned her master degree of science in Fashion Psychology in London College of Fashion. Ziyu has worked in fashion companies as The Row, Maison Kitsune and Yang Li, as well as fashion boutique Blue Mountain School.
Sijia Wu, co-founder of ii sense, whose practice includes different medias and genres, so as to create upon the textures and sculptural forms of all. Describing her belief in elegance of timeless essence and ‘slow fashion’, Sijia seeks aesthetic sense in nature, or in the very current vivid moment.
Sijia has a BFA in Parsons, with an exchange experience in CSM menswear program. She then pursued her career at Helmut Lang and The Row. Sijia’s personal designs were awarded world wide and featured in Wallpaper, Vogue and Dezeen. Lull collection was invited to Parsons Gala Runway Show, Bergdorf Goodman window showcase, and CFDA Fashion Future Exhibition.
Sijia has a BFA in Parsons, with an exchange experience in CSM menswear program. She then pursued her career at Helmut Lang and The Row. Sijia’s personal designs were awarded world wide and featured in Wallpaper, Vogue and Dezeen. Lull collection was invited to Parsons Gala Runway Show, Bergdorf Goodman window showcase, and CFDA Fashion Future Exhibition.