The commercial towing spaceship Nostromo, owned and operated by the Earth mega-corporation Weyland-Yutani, is on a return trip to Earth hauling a refinery and twenty million tons of mineral ore, with a seven-member crew in stasis. Detecting a transmission of unknown origin from a nearby planetoid, the ship's computer awakens the crew. Acting on standing orders from their corporate employers, they set out to investigate the transmission's source...

The forms and patterns of NOSTROMO, as well as the materials, are inspired by the clothing of the astronauts (work of Moebius), structures and interiors of ships, as well as the anatomy of the creatures and textures that appear both in the Alien films and the work of artist H. R. Giger. Simile neoprene to create structures, mikado and organza which creates glazes, nappa and cow leather combined with pleated charmeuse...