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Every piece in our collection begins with an artisan textile tradition and ends with European design precision. Browse by category to discover the full journey behind each garment.

Structured forms made from unstructured cloth — coats and jackets that let the textile speak.

The Swanline Coat — Hand-loomed Khadi wool
Rajasthan → Vienna

Hand-loomed Khadi wool

Weavers in rural Rajasthan spin raw Khadi wool on century-old charkhā wheels, producing cloth so dense it needs no lining. In our Vienna atelier, that fabric becomes this clean, collarless coat — a cocoon silhouette that drapes to the knee with zero internal structure, relying entirely on the weight and character of the handwoven textile.

The Milan Silk Layer — Mud-silk (Gambiered Canton gauze)
Chiang Mai → Milan

Mud-silk (Gambiered Canton gauze)

Artisans in northern Thailand coat raw silk with yam juice and river mud, then sun-dry it over two weeks until the fabric turns a deep, warm umber with a natural sheen. Our Milan pattern team transforms it into a cropped, open-front layering jacket with raw-edge hems — honouring the material's organic finish.

The Zurich Wrap — Ajrakh block-printed wool
Gujarat → Zurich

Ajrakh block-printed wool

Ajrakh is a resist-printing technique over two thousand years old. Artisans in Gujarat hand-stamp natural dyes onto merino wool using carved teak blocks — each stamp placed by eye. The Zurich Wrap takes this printed cloth and tailors it into a generous, belted overcoat with dropped shoulders and deep patch pockets.

Single garments designed to need nothing else — fabric, body, and movement.

The Vienna Drape Dress — Handwoven Banarasi silk organza
Varanasi → Vienna

Handwoven Banarasi silk organza

Banarasi weavers produce silk organza so fine they call it hawa — wind. A single length takes up to a month. We bias-cut this ethereal cloth into a floor-grazing dress with no zippers, no buttons — only a single wrap tie at the waist.

The Bruges Column — Backstrap-loomed cotton
Oaxaca → Bruges

Backstrap-loomed cotton

In the highlands of Oaxaca, Zapotec weavers create cotton cloth on backstrap looms tied to their own bodies — the tension of the threads is the tension of the weaver. We take this deeply personal textile and cut it into a straight column dress with a high boat-neck and floor-length hem.

The Lisbon Shift — Hand-batik silk twill
Bali → Lisbon

Hand-batik silk twill

Balinese batik masters apply hot wax to silk with a copper stamp called a tjanting, building up layers of resist-dyed pattern over five days. We shape it into a minimal A-line shift with a hidden side zip — the pattern is the design.

Precision meets soul — trousers and separates built on artisan foundations.

The Atelier Trouser — Indigo-dyed Sashiko cotton
Kyoto → Milan

Indigo-dyed Sashiko cotton

The cotton for this trouser is hand-dipped in natural indigo vats in Kyoto — seventeen times — until it reaches a depth of blue-black that no chemical dye can replicate. European tailoring gives it a relaxed wide-leg that tapers gently.

The Copenhagen Blouse — Jamdani handloom muslin
Dhaka → Copenhagen

Jamdani handloom muslin

Jamdani is one of the finest muslins ever woven — each motif is hand-interlaced directly into the weave by artisans in Dhaka. We use a shorter cut of this luminous cloth for a relaxed, box-cut blouse with a mandarin collar.

The Berlin Wide-Leg — Hand-spun hemp
Chiang Mai → Berlin

Hand-spun hemp

Hill-tribe communities in northern Thailand hand-spin raw hemp fibre into a cloth that is surprisingly soft yet structurally resilient. We cut it into a generous, pleated wide-leg trouser with a high paperbag waist.