AIO Ultra Violet Design Challenge
Petalmesh Mask | Low Vis High Fashion
The “Petalmesh Mask, Low Vis High Fashion” design by Amelia Walkley is the first-ever winner of the inaugural AIO Ultra Violet Design Challenge.
After weeks of creativity, bold expression, and inspiring ideas from hundreds of entries, “Petalmesh Mask, Low Vis High Fashion” stood out for originality, aesthetic impact, and clarity of vision — as chosen by our community and jury panel.
A step behind Petalmesh Mask was “Crowned in Silence” by Olga Volosin, in second place, while “Material Choreography” by Delia Mija took the ensuing third-place spot.
“Built for the left out,” a design by Michelle Pontes, took the Spotlight Award. At the same time, “Modern Violet Muse” by Aniket Mangalaram was deservedly recognized as the Fan Favourite of the AIO Ultra Violet Design Challenge, with the highest number of public upvotes.
According to Alex Comane, the Founder of AIO, this challenge wasn’t just about picking a winner. It was about supporting talent in a way that’s human, honest, and constructive.
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The Inspiration Behind the Design
Amelia Walkley, The Artist.
I’ve always been drawn to the dystopic—the darkly futuristic, the satirical, the controversial. Petalmesh emerged from that place: a speculative object born from a Mother’s Day gift (AI 2041) and the rare freedom of a quiet morning in bed. One story featured a character wearing a mask designed to scramble facial recognition. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I did some digging, and sure enough—these masks already exist. But they were raw, utilitarian. I wanted to ask: What would this look like as luxury? As beauty? As a protest in couture?
Over the past 18 months, I’ve been upskilling with AI tools—image, video, voice, and 3D—and have finally been able to bring the visions in my head to life. I created a mood board featuring violet textures, including holographic petals, pearlescent lilac blooms, and purple glass veins. I blended these through MidJourney until the Petalmesh concept emerged: a full-face ultraviolet veil hovering just centimetres in front of the skin, shimmering in constant motion. I used Flow and Veo3 to animate her—she’s alive, constantly shifting, both hardware and software. She makes privacy a luxury.
Petalmesh Mask | Low Vis High Fashion is a commentary on where society is heading: the accelerating divide between the hyper-visible and the deliberately hidden. We live in a world of incessant tracking—physical, digital, and biometric. Privacy is either something you can buy (VPNs, gated living) or something you pay with (your data, your face) to access convenience. This mask is a response to that tradeoff.
She is a digital product. She is a performance wear. She is a soft armour. And yes, she’s pretty in purple. Her OG pattern is a curtain of ultraviolet petals, constantly shifting in the light.
Privacy is either something you can buy (VPNs, gated living) or something you pay with (your data, your face) to access convenience. This mask is a response to that tradeoff.
Artist Bio
Amelia Walkley is a Sydney-based AI artist, creative strategist, and events martech and operations lead at Google APAC. By day, she builds scalable marketing infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region; by night (and between surf sessions and parenting duties), she experiments with generative AI to explore how identity, beauty, and resistance can be reimagined through digital design.
Her creative work—often speculative, surreal, and emotionally resonant—informs the very AI workflows and enablement programs she helps implement in corporate marketing. Through her studio, The Dream You Company, Amelia helps entrepreneurs and creators develop brand-defining visuals using cutting-edge generative tools.
Her work has earned industry recognition—including She Is AI Magazine’s Editor’s Choice for her video, “Weaving Light”—and she continues to explore the intersection of beauty, disruption, and technology in the age of surveillance. Petalmesh Mask merges poetic fashion with technological subversion, imagining how we might cloak ourselves in light while remaining defiantly seen on our terms.
2nd Place “Crowned in Silence” By Olga Volosin
