Convergence — Edition XIV
MASH Magazine, USC
Writing, Editorial Design, Cover Design
October 2025
Convergence is a themed editorial issue for MASH Magazine that explores the points where opposing forces meet, luxury and accessibility, tradition and innovation, structure and rebellion. As an architecture student, my approach to this edition was informed by how space, material, and form communicate cultural values, both in buildings and in fashion.
Writer
In From Rubble to Runway, I examine how destruction can become a design language. Drawing from architectural thinking around post-disaster landscapes and adaptive reuse, the article connects California’s wildfire aftermath to fashion’s use of distress, reconstruction, and imperfection. The piece frames rubble, ash, and debris not as waste, but as archives, materials that carry memory and meaning. By bridging architectural resilience with fashion aesthetics, the article positions clothing as a spatial and cultural response to environmental and social rupture.
Editorial Spread Design
For Punk Rock Revived, I designed a four-page spread for an article written by George Bordi on contemporary fashion and masculinity. The layout references punk zines and experimental fashion editorials, using bold typography, asymmetry, and high-contrast imagery to echo themes of nonconformity and rebellion. The structure of the spread involved treating hierarchy, rhythm, and negative space as spatial elements that guide movement across the page.
