a.oei studio

👋 I’ve got a few cool upcoming projects and I’m looking for freelance studio help from June onwards.

Job scope:
- garment construction (sewing experience and interest in fine fabrics and finishing techniques preferred)
- pattern-making & draping
- design/creative skills a bonus! This could mean Adobe skills, sketching, textile experimentation etc.

Interested or know someone who might be? Email your CV ;)

Artisanal design updates: Living light and Liminal

Thank you , , , volunteer dressers, models, hair/makeup artists, production crew, photographers, for putting up such a wonderful event and giving space for designers. I’m not one for cliches, but that really felt like a community. And, of course, thank you to everyone who showed up. ❤️✌️

Personally, starting from a place where the main purpose is to experiment and create energizes me. “Living Light” is the working title for this collection, finished just a few days before the show 😅. Though, in fact, I have had this print and designs saved up in my laptop for a few months now and needed a good push to get me to a “just do it” mindset.

More to come! ✨

Cheers,
Angeline

Throwback to Liminal, by T.H.E Dance Company

Designing costumes for contemporary dance has been an exciting experience. Since taking on more show/stage work, I’ve been itching to push boundaries. And what this project has done is bring me back to conceptual design roots from Amsterdam days (over 10 years ago 😬), which just feels so good, expanding on one’s creative and technical capacity. I’ve learnt so much as well about the impact of collaboration: how costumes influence choreography and vice versa, how lighting affect costumes, how lighting and sound play together, how interwoven the entire performance is, and the artistry of the dancers and choreographers who bring the stage to life.

Photography Ms Bern Photography

https://bakchormeeboy.com/2026/04/06/★★★★☆-dance-review-liminal-by-t-h-e-dance-company/

It was an exciting experience designing costumes for Liminal, by T.H.E Dance Company.

★★★★☆ Dance Review: liminal by T.H.E Dance Company In T.H.E Dance Company newest platform, mid-career dancers explore what it means to exist in the in-between, and the movements it inspires. With liminal, T.H.E Dance Company turns its attention to …

Creative process for ‘The Rooms Inside’ by . A reflection on motherhood as an emotional terrain, the outfits mimic textures of stretch marks, muscles, the body.

Each piece is spontaneously draped, pleated, and cut to form. No pattern, no paper templates, just the sheer interaction of hands and fabric.

3 — 5 April at the Esplanade. Book tickets for Liminal by visiting

Lorena of wears the Samurai Jumpsuit. Their latest album, Corporal, is one of their finest albums to date (in my humble opinion ;)), so give it a listen!

It was a great experience showing our designs, meeting new people and chatting with about sustainable fashion during International Women’s Day event. Thank you for the wonderful conversations and positive energy!

We’ll be showing again in April, so stay tuned!

A good basic never goes out of fashion.

Customer appreciation day!

Each year, I compile a customer gallery to remember that fashion can be a portal to meaningful collaborations and connections. I love the fact that some of our customers wear .oei_studio designs like “uniforms”, and order the same silhouette in not one or two but 5 different custom fabrications! Or some love a print so much they own 4 different styles in one print!

So, thank you, and wishing all a very wonderful holiday season!

-Angeline