Undiscovered Landscapes Kóòtù Alagbero by Kestutis Lekeckas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àṣà Ìmúra, Aṣọ àti Ẹ̀wù Competition Category.
IdẹÀṣà Ìmúra· 2025
Undiscovered Landscapes Kóòtù Alagbero
Client: Fashion House Lekeckas
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Àṣà Ìmúra Category
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The Design
About Undiscovered Landscapes Kóòtù Alagbero
Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ó ṣeé ṣe láti ṣàwárí fẹ́rẹ̀ gbogbo igun ayé lórí ojú kọ̀mpútà, ṣé ó ṣeé ṣe láti tún ṣàwárí ayé? Àkójọpọ̀ yìí jẹ́ àtúnṣe láti inú àwọn ìwòye ilẹ̀-ayé tó ń dínkù, níbi tí àwọn ilé, òpópónà, àti ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́ ti ń parẹ́, tí wọ́n sì fi sílẹ̀ àwọn ìlà jiomẹ́tíríkì nìkan. Àwọn kóòtù tí a fi àwọn ẹ̀gbin ilé-iṣẹ́ ìran ṣe, ó ń ṣamọ̀nà ẹ̀wà àlàgbèrò tuntun. Ojú-ìrún àwọn aṣọ náà jọ àwọn ala-ilẹ̀ tó ń yípadà, bí àwọn máàpù tí a ń wò láti òkè, tó ń rọ̀ wá láti ronú nípa àlàgbèrò àti ìjàkadì òṣèlú àgbáyé. Kóòtù náà jẹ́ àámi ìgbóná, tó ń fún ni ní ààbò lòdì sí ìpalára ìgbésí-ayé àti àìdánilójú ayé tó ń yípadà.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Undiscovered Landscapes Kóòtù Alagbero jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Undiscovered Landscapes Kóòtù Alagbero yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Undiscovered Landscapes Kóòtù Alagbero ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
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.
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