Tebrole Kemoklidze

Tebrole Kemoklidze

Fashion Designer, Textile Researcher

Tebrole Kemoklidze is a Georgian fashion designer and textile researcher, graduate of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. Her practice focuses on experimental textiles, garment construction, deconstruction and conceptual fashion.

• ITEFA, Chronotope: Geometry of Life, 2026: international textile practice in Alexandria, Egypt; final exhibition at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
• BINEXT Fashion Competition, 2026: second place and a three-week educational scholarship at Istituto Marangoni Milano
• Urban Denim / Urban Manifesto, 2025: experimental fashion and textile design project
• Design Lab: Intertextual Synergy in Design, 2025: workshops and masterclasses with Shingo Sato
• OffScript International Student Competition, 2024
• Idea in Fashion Illustration, 2024: exhibition at Contemporary Art Space, Batumi
• The Carpenter’s Son, 2024: costume treatment and ageing for an international feature film
• Zestafoni Mosaic Restoration Project, 2023: restoration and conservation of Demur Basheleishvili’s mosaics

Egyptian Project
A dialogue between Georgian and Egyptian cultures through the language of costume. The structured surface is inspired by Georgian historical armour, which represents not only protection but also dignity, identity, strength and responsibility. In contrast, the long, flowing black forms recall Egyptian wings, a symbol of divine protection, spiritual elevation and life. Together, the costume creates a visual journey from protection and strength towards spiritual freedom and, ultimately, peace.

Medea (Wooden Dress)
Medea’s image in ancient art is often associated with her Colchian, foreign and Eastern origins; her rich, ornamental clothing sets her apart from the women of the Greek world. In this contemporary interpretation, numerous fragments of wood come together to form one garment, just as Medea’s identity has been shaped over centuries by different myths, cultures and works of art. The fragmented surface reads as both dress and armour, and the scale-like rhythm of the wood echoes the dragon that guarded the Golden Fleece, the force Medea overcame through her knowledge and inner strength.

Denim Face
Inspired by the monumental Moai statues of Rapa Nui, representations of ancestors and symbols of connection, protection and cultural continuity, the figure becomes a symbol of ancestry, cultural memory and the passage of time. The encounter between stone and denim creates a dialogue between old and new: recycled denim is given a second life, and its fragments, seams and layers preserve traces of the past while acquiring new meaning.