ÉCOLE DE CURIOSITÉS creates sustainably conscious design with refined craftsmanship that revitalizes classic individuality. Each seasonal collection has a name and a story to accompany it.
Everything in Giorgia's collections is handknitted or hand sewn, and produced in very small batches with a dedication to sustainability with zero waste production. All excess and cast-off is reused in clothes, accessories, or packaging. A Nitto sweater can require up to 50 hours of work, and the handwritten tag includes the name of the person who made the garment.
Antipast is the artful collaboration of two Japanese textile designers. Fine gauge socks with whimsical patterns, handmade in Japan.
Marsèll creates unique leather shoes with a timeless, minimal aesthetic. All pieces are handmade at ateliers in Venice, using independently developed processes that require months to create and days to take shape.
COLOMBA LEDDI
Inspiration for her fabrics come from her father's paintings, flowers picked in the garden, moss, roots, a detail of a single petal or the pattern on a carpet. These images are photographed, digitalized, and enlarged - with distorted proportions and perceptions becoming new visionary illusions. Colomba loves to experiment with new fabric printing techniques.
Colomba Leddi is based in Milan, Italy.
Polish artist Ewa Kulasek is based in Germany. Just like her signature hats, her clothing collections are about beauty, simplicity, and reduction.
Faye worked as a costume designer and a pattern cutter before combining forces with her sister Erica to launch Toogood. They focus on unique, sculptural, and genderless silhouettes inspired by workwear.
Belgian designer Sofie D’Hoore is most recognized for her minimalist approach to comfortable, well-structured clothing. Her focus is on precise cutting and quality fabrics.
Boboutic’s approach to knitwear is unpredictable, aiming at creating a product where materials and structures compensate each other.
The yarn, considered as an endless line, is ideally kept intact by rejecting the use of scissors in the making of the garments. They work around the idea of a “knitwear wardrobe”, living and working in Florence, Italy.
Klaus Plank skillfully infuses modern silhouettes and cuts into these time-honored styles, resulting in a collection that exudes an ageless quality. Plank's relaxed and easy-going clothes are distinguished by incredible attention to detail and craftsmanship.
Paris-based Gareth Casey is heavily inspired by workwear, using the finest milled traditional fabrics in his collections. He is perhaps best known for his signature paper cotton fabric, an absolute necessity around the shop with its soft hand and beautifully wrinkled appearance.
Each garment is finished with a hand sewn red thread, a Casey Casey trademark and a nod to the meticulous construction and attention to detail on all of their garments.
Sterling silver pieces are hand-hammered to reflect the light like little mirrors in a slightly irregular way - contrast is then achieved by oxidizing. Designer Klaus Lohmeyer aims to find the perfect balance between meaning, beauty, and function - while cherishing the heritage of making things by hand in the best possible way.
Elena works with only a handful of retailers and her pieces are all handmade in her small atelier in East Sussex, England.
She draws inspiration from her work as a tailor, with an appreciation for the state of semi-deconstruction. Elena retains this aesthetic in her finished work.
Hand-dyed textured stretch silk and airy cotton/silk dresses from Marc LeBihan.
New handmade jewelry from Jean-Francois Mimilla.
Established in 1896 and still family-owned, Guidi shoes and bags are entirely handmade and ‘object-dyed’ - dyed after assembly. Guidi is know to be one of the highest quality suppliers in the world, still refusing the mass production logic.
Unique clothing made for comfort and wearability - timeless and versatile.
The cutting, sewing, and dyeing is done in their small London studio and converted backyard.
