Materials

African heritage, fused with the world.

Every collection begins with a heritage craft and is finished against a second tradition. These are the materials that carry it.

Bogolan
Mud cloth geometry, engineered for movement.
Mali — hand-fermented mud cloth
Kente
Royal strip weave, tailored for now.
Ghana — strip-woven silk and cotton
Brass & 18K gold
Cast by hand, finished to a mirror.
West African lost-wax casting
American denim
Urban edge against handwoven ground.
United States — indigo twill
Vegetable-tanned leather
Two tanneries, one standard.
Tanned in Kano and Tuscany
Recycled technical knit
Performance yarn, heritage grid.
Engineered in Asia-Pacific mills

Cloth mechanics

Every cloth, measured.

Hover or focus a diagram to animate its loom proportion, braid rhythm and dye behaviour.

Loom proportion

Narrow strip loom · 6:4

Braid rhythm

Stamped motif, four-count

Dye behaviour

Fermented mud bleeds into the fibre

Bogolan — Mud is painted on, dried, washed back. The pattern is what the cloth refuses to release.

Loom proportion

Strip loom · 8:3, joined at the selvedge

Braid rhythm

Colour chord, four-strip repeat

Dye behaviour

Yarn dyed before the loom, colour holds

Kente — Each strip is a bar of music. Joined, they become a chord you can wear.

Loom proportion

No loom · lost-wax lattice, 3:3

Braid rhythm

Cast rhythm, widening

Dye behaviour

Patina deepens with wear

Brass & 18K gold — Wax burns away; metal takes its place. Time then finishes the surface for us.

Loom proportion

Selvedge shuttle loom · 5:5 twill

Braid rhythm

Right-hand twill, two-beat

Dye behaviour

Indigo sits on the surface and fades to the wearer

American denim — Indigo never fully penetrates. That refusal is why denim records a life.

Loom proportion

Hide grain · 2:7 directional stretch

Braid rhythm

Hand-stitch rhythm, saddle

Dye behaviour

Vegetable tan darkens under light

Vegetable-tanned leather — Tannin, sun and hand oil. The bag you carry writes its own finish.

Loom proportion

Circular knit · 9:9 engineered zones

Braid rhythm

Even gauge, zoned density

Dye behaviour

Solution-dyed yarn, moisture moves outward

Recycled technical knit — Density is programmed, not cut. Support and breath in a single pass.

Compare cloth

Two textiles, measured against each other.

Search the house archive, then set each cloth into a column to contrast loom proportion, braid rhythm and dye behaviour.

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Column A — Bogolan

Loom proportion

Narrow strip loom · 6:4

Braid rhythm

Stamped motif, four-count

Dye behaviour

Fermented mud bleeds into the fibre

Bogolan — Mud is painted on, dried, washed back. The pattern is what the cloth refuses to release.

Loom: Narrow strip loom · 6:4
Braid: Stamped motif, four-count
Dye: Fermented mud bleeds into the fibre
Fused with: Paired with Japanese selvedge and American denim

Column B — Kente

Loom proportion

Strip loom · 8:3, joined at the selvedge

Braid rhythm

Colour chord, four-strip repeat

Dye behaviour

Yarn dyed before the loom, colour holds

Kente — Each strip is a bar of music. Joined, they become a chord you can wear.

Loom: Strip loom · 8:3, joined at the selvedge
Braid: Colour chord, four-strip repeat
Dye: Yarn dyed before the loom, colour holds
Fused with: Cut with Italian tailoring and Milanese chain