´INSIDE THE ATELIER´
Vol. 02. Mandy Sade, artist. SS26.
Inside the Atelier is our way of opening the door to the process, the work, and the person behind the print. Because we believe that art is what transforms a vision into something real. Something you can touch, wear, and feel.
For SS26 we had the privilege of collaborating with two female artists whose hands and vision are woven into this collection.
This is part one.
THE ARTIST.
The eye behind the print.
Meet Mandy Sade. An artist who collects the world obsessively. Photography, fashion, film, worn magazines, centuries-old objects pulled from museum archives. Who believes that making something beautiful is an act of complete attention. Who only creates what genuinely moves her.
"I look at something and think - yes, that's it. Not because it's beautiful or not beautiful. Because it speaks to me."
That feeling of something speaking to you before you can explain why is exactly what we wanted in this collection. Mandy brought it. Entirely, unmistakably, her.
"I like it when things are a little strange. Not so beautiful. But not bad. Somewhere in the middle."
That somewhere in the middle is where the most interesting things are made. And where this collection found its heart.
THE PRINTED SET
A hand-painted artwork that holds everything SS26 stands for.
THE PROCESS.
Eight hours. One overnight. One morning return.
Art doesn't happen fast. And the print Mandy created for our SS26 collection is proof of what patience, craft, and complete dedication to the work actually looks like.
Every element painted by hand. Every color built from scratch. Not adjusted, not corrected, but remade entirely when it wasn't right. Because she knows, and we know, that the difference between something that has been changed and something that has been truly made is felt long before it is seen.
"If things are fast, it doesn't feel good to me. That's not my thing. I wish it were. But it isn't."
Eight hours per composition. One night to leave it alone. One morning to return and find out what it actually became.
"You have a mission in your head. Then it becomes a process. And hopefully what comes out is better than the mission you started with."
It was. Every time.
THE PRINT.
Trinkets. Objects. Things that matter.
We are so proud to have Mandy's art as part of our SS26 collection. She is a collector at heart. Trinkets, decorative objects, things that carry meaning without needing to explain why. Things that sit on a shelf or a table and make a room feel like someone lives there. That is the world this print comes from.
"I love wintery objects. Trinkets. Things that are a little strange."
Every object in this print was chosen because it meant something. Not because it was beautiful in an obvious way, but because it had that specific quality she is always searching for - the feeling of something that speaks to you before you can explain why. Painted by hand, placed with care, and together forming something warm, surprising and completely alive.
"It's not what you expect. But it's so beautiful together. That's the best part - when something surprises even you."
The kind of print that makes you look twice. And then a third time. Because there is always something new to find in it.
Art, on a shirt. Worn, not framed.
