Kire — 切 — names a clean cut. In ceramics, it is the moment the blade finishes a curve. In a sentence, it is the period. In a collection, it is the decision to stop adding.
We started with one question: what remains when the unnecessary is removed. We sat with the question for longer than we usually sit with one. We removed a second logo. We removed a chest panel. We removed two colours from the palette. We removed a sleeve detail that read clever at distance and noisy up close.
What was left were eight pieces. Two tees, three hoodies, one crewneck, one cap, one beanie. Each carries a single kanji, off-centre, in the size of a fingertip. Each is made to order in five to seven days, then numbered by hand on the inside hem. When the number is reached, the piece closes.
The collection is a sentence with the noise removed. We hope you will hear the silence around the words.