Architect Kengo Kuma collaborates with Fendi for its spring/summer 2024 collection, and it’s worth all our attention
One thing about fashion and architecture? They both delve into the creative process of design. Although in different industries, both provide mediums for self-expression and reflect cultural, social, and historical contexts in the worlds they exist in.
This time, in a project by Italian fashion house Fendi, the two worlds coexist and contribute great innovativeness and—yes, you guessed it—design ideas to the other. With the brand’s inclination to fuse innovation and tradition paired with Kengo Kuma’s applications of his architectural principles with ancient Japanese craftsmanship, the accessories for the spring/summer 2024 collection proved to be a marvel in the design sphere. Few pieces show artistic dialogue between countries, particularly Italy and Japan, and these accessories are prime examples.
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Using traditional waranshi paper (a hybrid style of washi paper made from cotton and tree bark fibres and originally used for origami and lantern-making), woven bamboo, birch bark, and Tuscan olivewood, Kuma showcases a selection of culturally-inspired pieces worth having a look at.