After obtaining a degree in Consumer and Applied Sciences, Miranda Brown next became interested in textiles. She specialises in the shibori dyeing process, often with New Zealand wool, working from her studio in Henderson, near Auckland, New Zealand.
In 2002 Brown worked as a costumier with Ngila Dickson, the costume designer for Peter Jackson’s film Return of the King in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. She launched her own fashion label at New Zealand Fashion Week in 2002. ‘Conscious cloth’ is her by-line, representing an important balance between inspiration and sustainability.
She hand dyes her shibori pieces with the help of a full-time dyer. A part-time pattern cutter and contract machinists help to construct the garments.
You can see Brown’s work in the new exhibition Smart works: design and the handmade, from 30 March 2007 at the Powerhouse Museum.