Designers of the Collective
Our designers come from across the Global South.
Browse the collective to explore each designer’s practice, perspective, and relationship to craft.
28NATELIER
28NATELIER is an Abu Dhabi based label creating handcrafted womenswear using regional textiles such as the kufiya. Exploring a variety of shapes and patterns, the brand’s design philosophy is led by a unique expression of identity and culture.
Absent Findings
Absent Findings is a Dubai based label working with repurposed textiles and deadstock fabrics to champion material continuity. The brand’s design philosophy is defined through a balance of memory and innovation.
After Studio
Founded by NIFT Bangalore graduate Sanjana Gupta, After Studio creates thoughtfully made clothing rooted in slow design and skilled craftsmanship inspired by everyday moments.
Alka Artisanals
Alka Artisanals is an Indian label, handcrafting garments from deadstock sari fabrics. Intersecting traditional South Asian textiles with East inspired structures, the brand’s design philosophy lies in a diverse fusion of cultures.
Anko
Anko, founded by Felix Inala, is a London-based label, rooted in West African heritage. Drawing on traditional artisanal techniques while experimenting with precision tailoring, the brand’s design philosophy lies in honouring and creating cultural memory.
Aomi
AOMI, founded by Anusheh Shahid Omer and Omer Farooq, is a Lahore-based label that fuses ancestral craft with modern design. Specialising in detailed embroidery and tailoring, the brand’s design philosophy surrounds culture and slow production.
Arykai
Arykai, founded by Tuhir Brahmbhatt, is an Indian jewelry label shaped by the silversmithing traditions of Gujarat. Defined by raw textures and embedded stones, the brand’s design philosophy explores material, form and everyday ornament.
BAAGH
Baagh is a Lahore-based label highlighting locally crafted fabrics and modest silhouettes. Through South Asian textile tradition and sophisticated construction, the brand’s design philosophy focuses on everyday elegance.
Bodements
Bodements, founded by Divya Saini, is an Indian label that transforms vintage heritage textiles into thoughtfully reworked pieces. The brand’s core values surround circularity and community, with its design philosophy preserving culture and material.
Flaunt Archive
Flaunt Archive is a Nigerian label that works with natural fibres to create soft, sustainable, fluid garments. Committed to cultural creativity, the brand works with local artists– hosting a design philosophy that prioritises people and planet.
Hindostan Archive
Hindostan Archive is an Indian label dedicated to reviving and reworking indigenous textiles. Collaborating closely with regional artisans, the brand’s design philosophy lies in balancing history with modernity.
KULA
Kula is an Indian label devoted to handwoven and hand-knit garments. Working with distinctive shibori techniques, organic yarns, and natural dyes, the brand’s design philosophy relies on slow craft and quality material.
Onalaja
Onalaja, founded by Kanyinsola Onalaja, is a Nigerian fashion label fusing West African craft with Italian aesthetics. Known for sculptural silhouettes and intricate hand-beading, the brand’s design philosophy spotlights imagination and femininity.
Royal Bengal Couture
Royal Bengal Couture is a Bangladeshi label creating wearable stories that re-imagine Bengali craft through a contemporary lens. Applying hereditary techniques like block printing, the brand’s design philosophy centers on lasting legacy.
Stoïque
Stoïque is an Indian label creating staple pieces shaped by comfort and form. With minimalist styles and sophisticated construction, the brand’s design philosophy is governed by effortless and natural functionality.
The Terra Tribe
Terra Tribe is an Indian label specializing in traditional techniques such as handloom weaving and natural dyeing. Using handwoven cottons, tussar silk, and earth-based dyes, the brand’s design philosophy is shaped by textures and slow making.
Turn Black
Turn Black, founded by Nutan, is an Indian label exclusively working with monochromatic natural textiles and androgynous silhouettes. Using zero-waste tailoring, the brand’s design philosophy explores the functional and symbolic depth of the color black.
Zoan Ash
Zoan Ash is a Bangladesh-born label translating South Asian textile tradition into contemporary silhouettes. Using techniques such as zardozi, the brand’s design philosophy is shaped by a mesh of cultural identities.
Ferel
FEREL is a Lahore-based label shaped by the city’s rich textile and craft traditions, reimagining traditional techniques through modern, everyday silhouettes made to be lived in.