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Re Created Sustainable Suite by Kestutis Lekeckas

Re Created Sustainable Suite

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2021

The symbolic architecture of Kestutis Lekeckas's Re Created Sustainable Suite operates through a sophisticated visual vocabulary that encodes multiple layers of meaning concerning transformation, duality, synthesis, and conscious creation. The patchwork construction methodology carries profound archetypal resonance, evoking the ancient tradition of the patchwork garment as a symbol of resourcefulness, narrative accumulation, and the integration of disparate elements into unified wholeness, each fabric panel potentially representing a previous existence now woven into new purpose and identity. The tripartite division of the blazer's surface echoes numerous symbolic trinities present across cultural traditions, suggesting completeness achieved through the harmonization of distinct elements while the asymmetrical arrangement resists stasis and implies dynamic evolution rather than fixed resolution. The chromatic strategy encodes meaning through temperature and value relationships, where the cool grey suggests intellect, neutrality, and contemplation, the deep navy evokes depth, stability, and nocturnal mystery, and the blush pink accent introduces warmth, vitality, and subtle passion into the otherwise restrained palette, functioning as the symbolic heart within the garment's rational structure. The Mandarin collar references Eastern philosophical traditions emphasizing harmony, mindfulness, and the integration of inner and outer worlds, while the overall silhouette maintains Western tailoring's symbolic associations with structure, professionalism, and social sophistication. The industrial backdrop functions as essential symbolic context, positioning the garment within narratives of transformation wherein raw or discarded materials achieve new dignity through creative vision and skilled craft, the concrete blocks suggesting foundational solidity, the aged brick speaking to endurance through time, and the weathered wood connecting to organic cycles of growth and decay. The platform shoes introduce contemporary symbolic vocabulary of elevation, groundedness, and the bridging of practical foundation with aspirational height. The direct gaze and centered stance encode confidence, authenticity, and the invitation to witness transformation, while the relaxed arms suggest openness and accessibility rather than defensive closure.

Collection creates a new aesthetic through waste and scrap from the sewing industry. Model design is born from a vivid combination of scraps, colours, proportions and textures. Each model is different and unique. The design reveals a variety of wear options, from a classic snug suit to oversize. Models created from pieces symbolize versatility and multiplicity of a person, inspiring users to rethink their values and re-create their self's. For the presentation, author chose a place that sometimes resembles new constructions and sometimes an apocalypse, which makes to rethink future scenarios.