Inviting innovation in leatherwork, At.Kollektive – first launched in 2022 and led by prolific Danish tannery Ecco leather – is an ongoing collaborative project which sees international fashion design talent create one-off capsule collections of clothing and accessories. The first two seasons saw Natacha Ramsay-Levi (former creative director of Chloé), Bianca Saunders (a rising British talent and ANDAM award winner), Kostas Murkudis (former first assistant of Helmut Lang in the 1990s) and Isaac Reina (a leather specialist previously of Hermès) work in Ecco leather, a raw material used by the world’s most esteemed houses and brands for over six decades.
In June 2023, as part of Paris Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2024, At.Kollektive announced a full change of roster, as three fashion designers – Peter Do, Kiko Kostadinov and Nina Christen – joined the mix (it had always been intended that designers would be part of the project for two seasons). Alongside, architect Anne Holtrop also joined the collective, creating a special furniture installation that provided the backdrop for the presentation which took place in the basement of Dover Street Market’s Rue des Francs Bourgeois location. ‘A quartet of designers with distinct voices sharing common vision to push the boundaries of product innovation, questioning norms and existing boundaries,’ said At.Kollektive of its latest class of design talent.
