Undiscovered Landscapes Abrigo Sostible by Kestutis Lekeckas

Undiscovered Landscapes Abrigo Sostible by Kestutis Lekeckas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Moda, Vestiario e Prendas Competition Category.

BronceModa· 2025

Undiscovered Landscapes Abrigo Sostible

by Kestutis Lekeckas

Client: Fashion House Lekeckas

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Moda Category

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The Design

About Undiscovered Landscapes Abrigo Sostible

Mentres é posible explorar case cada recuncho da Terra en pantallas de ordenador, é posible redescubrir o mundo? Esta colección está inspirada en vistas afastadas da Terra, onde edificios, rúas e coches se esvaen, deixando só contornos xeometrizados. Abrigos feitos de residuos da industria téxtil, guía unha nova estética sostible. As texturas dos tecidos aseméllan paisaxes cambiantes, coma mapas vistos desde arriba, incitando á reflexión sobre a sostibilidade e as tensións políticas globais. O abrigo simboliza calor, ofrecendo refuxio contra a fragilidade da vida e a incerteza dun mundo cambiante.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Undiscovered Landscapes Abrigo Sostible gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Undiscovered Landscapes Abrigo Sostible sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Undiscovered Landscapes Abrigo Sostible satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Sustainable coats made from production waste, typically discarded, aim to promote a zero-waste production vision. Only the highest-quality natural wool fabrics, such as merino, cashmere, and alpaca, are used. By combining fabric pieces, Lithuanian folk heritage and traditional patchwork techniques are incorporated. Fabrics in various colors, textures and structures form a map-like pattern, symbolizing the complex global situation and the need to redraw our mental maps for a sustainable future.
Dimensions & Packaging: Unique pieces are sewn using the standard sizing system, but they can be altered, adjusted, and individualized, and made to order.
Tags: sustainable fashion, men's fashion, coat, unisex coat, lekeckas, kestutis lekeckas, sustainability, sustainable design, circular design, fashion
Production Technology: Zero-waste technology – made from production waste. Patchwork techniques inspired by Lithuanian heritage. All materials are of natural origin.
Design Challenge: The complexity of the design process lies in combining different materials with varying compositions, thicknesses, structures, and types. A sufficient amount of scraps must be collected and sorted, and the design style cannot be predetermined, as the design process is closely integrated with the cutting process. Due to limited quantities and material parameters, the use of fabric pieces is restricted. Additionally, to maximize resource utilization, the geometric parameters of the details are carefully considered. Accessories are made from the smallest scraps.
Research: Delving into the specifics of the Lithuanian national costume, especially the coat design, in order to reproduce the details of identity in the coat design, as well as into the Lithuanian patchwork art, in order to adapt it to the connection of details from different materials
Inspiration: Amidst ongoing military conflicts and the efforts of powerful forces to redraw maps, sustainability issues are often sidelined. In this shifting world, art, fashion, and individual choices become vital forms of resistance and expression. Through conscious design, fashion sparks reflection, encouraging others to consider the consequences of their actions and the impact of global shifts on the future.
Project Duration: The coats presented are made for the 2024/25 season, but the aim is for them to remain relevant for multiple seasons, focusing on timeless design and slow fashion principles. This is the first coat collection belonging to our ongoing zero-waste project, inspired by the sustainable suit design that won gold at the "Design Award & Competition" 2020/21. This design has evolved from a limited collection into a long-term project.
Operation Flow: Models can be repaired and updated in our design studio, taking into account the specifics of production (made from pieces), it is easy to replace worn parts of the material with new ones, additional cuttings can be introduced, so after updating the product can look completely new, it corresponds to the circular design category.
Image Credits: Photographer: Migle Golubickaite,
Hair style: Kristina Gorodeckiene,
Model: Samuele Francesconi MBOYS agency,
Assistant: Alina Kusaite.