BIO BRASILIA
COOL CYCLE_26 - BIO BRASILIA
FOUNDER’S NOTE:
What does it mean to be a designer of ability and focus, with a dedication to technological advances who cares less for his/her enlightened production than for the people and society around her/him? Oscar Niemeyer answered this question throughout his life: he demonstrated his love and sadness for his fellow Brazilian people over his immense aesthetic accomplishments. While he was steeped in the utopian (and ultimately successful) design of the foundations of Brasilia, working on a pittance government salary, he handed over his design studio in Rio to the Communist Party of Brazil as it waged (ultimately a failed) social war against the tyrannies of the CIA, militarism and fascism. While we visited the glories of Brasilia, to integrate design elements into our Cool Cycle_26, from its curvaceous, futuristic and humanistic plan and buildings, we thought deeply about the elemental difficulties of society that overshadow any design endeavor.
-KZ_K
KZ_K STUDIO
STUDIO DISCIPLINE: MODERNIST DESIGNS, PRECISELY CUTTING CLEAN YET BOLD FORMS, TAKING THE UNIQUE IDEALS OF THE MADE-TO-MEASURE PROCESS TO ENHANCE GARMENTS WITH CONVERTIBILITY, PERSONALIZATION, FUNCTIONALITY AND FIT.
OUR ETHOS: RESPONSIBLE, LOCAL MANUFACTURING, CONNECTED CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS AND MINDFUL CAPSULES THAT MINIMIZE ORNAMENTATION, BYPASS TRENDS, CONSTRUCTED FOR A LIFETIME OF USE.
the great jones street studio
WITH AN ARCHITECTURE STUDIO MENTALITY - GROWING DIRECT CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS VIA UNIQUE, PERSONALIZED, ENGAGING EXPERIENCES: KZ_K STUDIO SHARES ITS GREAT JONES STREET STUDIO. A DIVERSIFIED SPACE-USE PLACE, CONTAINING: DESIGNER SHOWROOM, LIBRARY BAR, COCINA, PATTERN/DESIGN ROOM, AND ROOFTOP TERRACE.
DESIGNED BY KZ_K CO-FOUNDER, TRAINED IN ARCHITECTURE, JESSE KEYES, THE STUDIO EMpLOYS A REARVIEW INNOVATION APPROACH TO:
ATELIER-STYLE FITTINGS FOR PERSONALIZED CAPSULES
SOCIAL EVENTS LARGE AND SMALL
INDUSTRY BRAINSTORMS
DESIGN / DEVELOP / MARKET / STORE / SHIP / PHOTOSHOOT / IMBIBE / READ / FETE
BY APPOINTMENT FOR COLLECTION VIEWINGS, THE STUDIO WILL ALSO BE OPEN TO INDUSTRY PARTNERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND OTHER CREATIVE FRIENDS IN AN EFFORT TO GENERATE PRODUCTIVE INTERACTIONS.
MODERNIST MULTI-FUNCTIONAL
KZ_K STUDIO EXTOLS THE TENETS OF MODERNISM: TO USE TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED MATERIALS, VIA CONCEPT-DRIVEN DESIGN, RESULTING IN THOUGHTFUL FUNCTIONAL FORMS. WE DEVELOP FOR STYLIZED EFFICIENCY AND VERSATILITY, MINIMIZING EXCESS, ACCENTUATING SLEEK FEMININITY. DESIGN OUTCOME: REFINED, ESSENTIALLY AESTHETIC PIECES AND LOOKS THAT ARE INTEGRATABLE, AND DESIGNED FOR SUSTAINED AND SUSTAINABLE USE. THE STUDIO VISION HAS BEEN CRAFTED BY CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND FASHION DESIGNER, KAROLINA ZMARLAK, AND HER LIFE & CREATIVE PARTNER, TRAINED ARCHITECT, JESSE KEYES.
TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED FABRICS
THE KZ_K STUDIO HAS DEVELOPED EXACTING MANUFACTURING STANDARDS, SPECIFIC TO OUR PARTICULAR MULTI FUNCTIONAL DESIGN DISCIPLINE. WE SELECT FABRICS OF ADVANCED TECHNICAL CAPACITY, USING JAPANESE TEXTILES, FRENCH WASHABLE LEATHERS, AND CREATIVE SPANISH SHEARLINGS, WHILE WE’VE INNOVATED VARIOUS, COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: SEAMLESS FINISHES, ENABLING DOUBLE FACED FABRICS, UNIQUE CINCHING, MULTI LAYER ABILITY, AND OTHER DESIGN SUBTLETIES.
STYLIZED MINIMALISM
“MINIMALISM IS A PURSUIT OF THE ESSENCE OF THINGS, NOT THE APPEARANCE.”
“MINIMALISM IS NOT ABOUT HAVING LESS. IT’S ABOUT MAKING ROOM FOR MORE OF WHAT MATTERS.”
“MINIMALISM IS NOT A STYLE...IT’S A FUNDAMENTAL REACTION AGAINST NOISE, VISUAL NOISE, DISORDER, VULGARITY.”
“Minimalism is not subtraction for the sake of subtraction. Minimalism is subtraction for the sake of focus.”
TRANSFORMATIONAL HABITS
FOUR KZ_K STUDIO ELEMENTAL, MULTI USE JACKETS
HABITS USED AS BOTH OVERLAYING TO MAX CONVERTIBLE LOOKS, AND INTER-LAYERING PURPOSES. MADE WITH HIGH TECH JAPANESE FABRICS AND/OR FRENCH WASHABLE LEATHERS, DESIGNED FOR FUNCTIONALITY, FIT, FEEL AND FUTURE PROOFING (I.E., NUMEROUS YEARS OF USE)
AVAILABLE IN
COBALT
SAND
FABRICATION
RECYCLED POLY NYLON
DQ | DECENCY QUOTIENT
36% SEAQUAL, RECYCLED OCEAN AND POST-CONSUMER PLASTICS
FF | FABRIC FUNCTION
WATER RESISTANT
COMPLETE THE LOOK
WEAR WITH THE STEINER LEATHER VEST FOR A LAYERED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL LOOK OR AS A TRENCH RAIN COAT OVER ANY KZ_K LOOKS
AVAILABLE IN
NAVAL
OFF-WHITE
SAND
HUNTER GREEN
SMOKE BLUE
BAROLO
FABRICATION
COMPLETE THE LOOK
SHOWN LAYERED WITH THE SALATSCH SLASH NECK TOP OR PAIR WITH ANY KZ_K LOOK.
AVAILABLE IN
NERO
FABRICATION
BIKER STRETCH LEATHER
COMPLETE THE LOOK
MAY BE LAYERED WITH ANY KZ_K PIECE FOR A SLEEK LOOK.
AVAILABLE IN
MIDNIGHT / BLACK
CRIMSON
FABRICATION
WASHABLE LEATHER | NYLON
DQ | DECENCY QUOTIENT
BY-PRODUCT OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY
COMPLETE THE LOOK
WEAR AS A COAT OUTER LAYER WITH ANY KZ_K CORE VALUABLES TOP AND PANT FOR A SLEEK SILHOUETTE
transformational habits & Core pants
hab·it
1. A SETTLED OR REGULAR TENDENCY OR PRACTICE, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS HARD TO GIVE UP
2. A GARMENT WORN BY A MEMBER OF A PARTICULAR ORDER, IN OUR CASE, THE ORDER OF MODERN WOMEN'S FASHION with CONVERTIBLE CLOTHING AND CONVERTIBLe fASHION.
CORE PANTS
KZ_K creative director, Karolina, has spent two decades, designing, fitting, adjusting, fabric selecting (from Japanese mills), silhouette perfecting and body interacting with thousands of clients to develop a set of pants (of precision manufacturing by our partners in NYC's Garment District), to strengthen the form, ease the feel and build the core of any wardrobe, for a lifetime of use
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
OFF-WHITE
NAVY
FABRICATION
HYPER STRETCH ORGANZA
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR PANT WITH THE SCARPA TOP OR ANY KZ_K UNDERPINNING OR OUTER WEAR PIECE
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
NAVY
OFF-WHITE
FABRICATION
TECH CREPE
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE ARCH CINCH TOP OR ANY KZ_K SECOND SKIN
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
NAVY
OFF - WHITE
FABRICATION
HYPER STRETCH ORGANZA
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE EQUIPMANT TOP FOR A SLEEK YET CASUAL UNIFORM LOOK
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
MIDNIGHT
FABRICATION
TECH CREPE BACK SATIN
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR PANT WITH A DRAPE LEATHER JACKET AND V-NECK TUNIC CAMI
CORE VALUABLES
PERFECT FITTING AND DEPENDABLE SIGNATURE UNDERPINNINGS THAT PAIR WITH ALL CYCLES, TRANS HABITS AND CORE PANTS.
MADE WITH EXPERT FEMININE FIT, SILHOUETTE AND FABRICS IN NEUTRAL COLORS FOR CONTINUOUS WEAR.
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
OFF-WHITE
NAVY
FABRICATION
JERSEY CREPE
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH THE GLAZED CINCH PANT FOR A COORDINATED LOOK OR ANY KZ_K CORE PANT FOR AN ELEVATED YET COMFORTABLE LOOK.
AVAILABLE COLORS
BLACK
NAVY
BONE
IVORY
THYME
FABRICATION
PEBBLE TECH CREPE
LINING: STRETCH SILK CHARMEUSE
FF | ABRIC FUNCTION
MACHINE WASHABLE
COMPLETE THE LOOK
WEAR WITH ANY KZ_K SLIM FITTING PANT OR VIKI PANT
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
FABRICATION
LAMBSKIN PLONGE
COMPLETE THE LOOK
PAIR WITH A CORE PANT AND YOUR FAVORITE KZ_K UNDERPINNING FOR A COORDINATED, SLEEK LOOK
AVAILABLE IN
BLACK
MIDNIGHT
OFF-WHITE
TAUPE GREY
BAROLO
FABRICATION
SILK CHARMEUSE
FF | FABRIC FUNCTION
REVERSIBLE
COMPLETE THE LOOK
MINIMAL DESIGN ALLOWS FOR SLEEK WEAR AND ENDLESS PAIRING WITH ANY KZ_ K PANT AND KZ_K JACKET
KZ_K SERVICES
KZ_K TRY-ON PACKAGE
INTIMATE STUDIO VISIT
HOSTED STUDIO EVENT
STUDIO VIRTUAL SHOPPING
PERSONAL LOOKBOOK - WISHLIST
STUDIO PURCHASES: REPAIRS, REFIT AND RESTRUCTURE
CUSTOM PIECES AND MADE-TO-MEASURE (CUSTOMIZED)
