Culture × contemporary design
Culture.
We do not print culture on top of products. We start from the geography, the language and the visual heritage and design objects that would still be desirable if the word Kurdistan were removed.
Scene 05 — Geography
Four parts.One home.
Kurdistan is a geography before it is anything else: mountains, rivers and high plateaus that run across four states. The design language of everything we make starts from that terrain, not from a flag.
Read the culture notes →- 01 — NorthBakur
- 02 — SouthBaşûr
- 03 — WestRojava
- 04 — EastRojhilat
Four words
- 01 — Mountain
Çiya
The Zagros and Taurus ranges define the land. Their contour lines are the one motif that runs through every product we make.
- 02 — Sun, day
Roj
The sun sits at the centre of Kurdish iconography. We use it small, as a mark, never as a print across the whole garment.
- 03 — Fire
Agir
Newroz begins with fire on the 21st of March. AGIR 01 keeps the gesture of a warm light and removes everything else.
- 04 — Home
Mal
Millions of Kurds live far from the land. A piece of home is an object that carries the place without explaining it.
Scene 10 — Signature
36°11'N — 44°00'E