the project is structured around a simple principle:
research → object → edition → archive
each object is developed as the outcome of a specific research cycle.
rather than operating as a conventional seasonal fashion brand, vestiges develops individual objects emerging from a specific field of research.
vestiges is not intended to become a conventional fashion brand from the outset.
the project is conceived as a research studio producing objects.
the studio identity exists between:
design;
fashion;
craft;
architecture;
contemporary art;
japanese culture;
material research.
the product is the visible outcome of a broader process.
each cycle may begin with a material, technique, place, construction, artwork, object or cultural reference.