Credits
Artist: Maia del Estal ghost.cow
Canvases: Ciara Fitzgerald fitzyciara
Models: Ciara Fitzgerald fitzyciara Emma McGinn emma_mcginn
Production BUNT Agency bunt_agency
Creative Director: Amelie Trimpl amelitrl
Producer: Karla Gruss karlagruss
DOP: Andrés Santiago Rios andres.santiago.rios
Maia del Estal (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1993) with models
Your direction for the BUNT launch created an experience that felt both intimate and radical. What core feeling or idea did you want each guest to walk away with that night?
There wasn’t one specific feeling I wanted the audience to experience, but rather an understanding that design can be intentional, and that fashion is political. Guests approached me asking if what they felt was intentional, and whether the story behind the performance aligned with their interpretations. I could tell you exactly what I hoped to awaken in people and the story I built the performance around. But in the end, it’s about what emotions the performance stirs in you, emotions tied to the themes of love, pain, queerness, and partnership.
BUNT seamlessly blends fashion, performance, and social impact. How did you approach balancing these elements in the creative direction without losing emotional authenticity?
The goal for the launch was to build a performance around the agency’s core values. Bunt is a German word that means “colorful” which we see metaphorically.
Queerness and partnership were the overarching themes of the performance, showcasing queer love with intention. I believe that building around values and representation makes it easier to stay emotionally authentic.
You describe your work as being rooted in modern minimalism and bold visual storytelling. How did that aesthetic translate into the raw, expressive chaos of live garment painting?
The goal was to blend fashion with art. Fashion is both political and intentional, and so is art. Combining these two mediums results in pieces that carry immense power.
Minimalism doesn’t have to be boring or shallow; it can be a way to focus attention on the core elements of a performance. By staying within a consistent color palette, both in the paint and the lighting, and by holding the performance at Please Space Studio, a venue that’s already inherently minimal, we created an environment that allowed the audience to fully focus on the story being told.
Finished Art Work Garments
What was the collaborative process like between you, Maia Del Estal, and Ciara Fitzgerald? How did you ensure each artist’s vision remained distinct yet cohesive within the performance?
Working closely with both artists and going over the story multiple times during pre-production created a shared vision of what the performance would look like.
It was also important for me to clearly communicate the story I wanted to tell and the feelings I hoped to awaken in the audience. Once that foundation was set, I gave them the freedom to interpret those emotions through their own artistic lens. The same goes for the models, Emma and Ciara did an amazing job of taking the themes and story and building their characters around them.
BUNT is described as a project of passion and love—for the industry and society. Can you share a personal moment from the night that crystallized that purpose for you?
When the hands of the models joined, with looks of love and longing after slowly moving toward each other, I got chills. I think we’ve all longed for someone we haven’t met yet, and there’s comfort in believing that the red string theory truly exists.
Especially for queer people, that first love can feel so rare and precious that it seems like it’s the only one they’ll ever have. But knowing there’s someone out there, someone you’re simply not ready to meet yet because you’re still becoming the version of yourself meant to meet them, is powerful and reassuring.
Looking ahead, how do you envision BUNT evolving as a platform? Will it continue to fuse creative disciplines and social advocacy, or shift in new directions?
We are a creative agency focused on projects in the fashion industry. BUNT will always be a safe space while creating with love, for both the industry and its people.
We’re excited to continue pushing boundaries and challenging the comfort zones of the industry while working on projects that reflect brands’ values and demonstrate that fashion is both intentional and a powerful expression of the world we live in.
BTS show credit | Edgar Tescum & Salar Fahim
ABOUT : Artist and Performer
Maia del Estal (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1993)
is a painter, poet, performance artist and ikebana practitioner based in Brooklyn.
Through her work Maia interplays explicit display of her own body with candid access to her emotional experience, lyrical inner voice, and visionary imagination. In a frail but empowering act of unrestricted giving, she dares to make herself exposed through a relational process in response to the gaze of the viewer.
Driven by unbounded instinct and outstanding sensibility, Maia manages to capture the audience into a can’t-look-away draw and, simultaneously, into inescapable critical thinking on gender stereotypes, social cruelty, toxic relationships, abuse of power, among others.
Designer of the Garments
Ciara Fitzgerald, a New York-based fashion designer and model. Known for her bold silhouettes and intuitive approach to form, Ciara brings a sculptural sensitivity to every garment she creates.
She has been featured in Vogue, solidifying her presence as an emerging creative force.
For the Bunt Launch Party, Ciara will be crafting two exclusive garments designed specifically for the evening’s visual performance. Not only designing, Ciara will also take the stage as a model, bringing her creations to life with the same presence and poise she brings to the runway.
Creative Director
Amelie Trimpl is a German photographer and creative director based in NYC with the goal of creating a seamless experience for every project, ensuring that the final result reflects the unique vision and style of each individual or brand.
Her compositions often blend elements of modern minimalism with bold visual statements, allowing the subject to shine while remaining true to the environment they inhabit.
Her work is not only about the visual outcome; it’s about creating an experience that aligns with the essence of the individual or brand she is working with.
BUNT is a project of passion and love, both for the industry and society.
Producer
Karla Gruss is a German graphic designer, and event producer based in New York, working at the intersection of visual culture, materiality, and digital distortion. With a multidisciplinary background, she creates immersive narratives that examine the evolving relationship between the human body and technology.
Through photography, design, and curated experiences, Karla explores themes of identity, texture, and transformation—often blurring the lines between the physical and the digital. Her work moves fluidly between editorial, fashion, and conceptual realms, with a distinctive approach to composition and form.
Whether crafting visuals or producing events, she is driven by a desire to challenge perception and reimagine what it means to be a body in today’s hybrid world.
DJ
Talal Abbas, a Lebanese DJ and vinyl enthusiast whose sets pulse with the warm textures of house, disco, and funk. Known for his deep crates and seamless blends, Talal brings a soulful, analog energy to every dancefloor he touches. Rooted in groove and driven by emotion, his vinyl-only sets are a testament to his love for the craft and the timelessness of sound.
Based in New York, Talal has played across the city’s most beloved venues and underground spaces, including Nublu, H0L0, and a variety of intimate private events. Off the decks, he works at Kamado Records, where he continues to nurture his passion for music and community. With each set, Talal Abbas invites listeners into a world where rhythm, nostalgia, and discovery meet.
