SILPHIUM IS THE BROOKLYN-BASED STUDIO PRACTICE OF DESIGNER ONEA CLARE. THE STUDIO EMPHASIZES RE-WORKED VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE MATERIALS AS WELL AS NATURAL FIBERS AND DYE PROCESSES.

THE LINE WAS BORN OUT OF THE DESIGNER’S AFFINITY FOR OBJECTS AND OUR ABIDING RELATIONSHIP TO THEM; THE MANNER WITH WHICH WE CONJURE MEMORY AND ATTACH SENTIMENTALITY. SILPHIUM IS A PROJECT IN CARE, ENDURANCE AND EPHEMERA.

ONEA CLARE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE LES AND CONTINUES HER FAMILY'S LEGACY OF GARMENT AND TEXTILE MANUFACTURING.