Sa-Koi: Heritage

CASE 03

Year: 2024

Field: Textile

Role: Founder

A professional portrait of a designer looking thoughtfully at a hanging textile installation. The installation consists of translucent ivory fabrics layered with deep indigo patterns, set within a bright, airy East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience atelier.
A professional portrait of a designer looking thoughtfully at a hanging textile installation. The installation consists of translucent ivory fabrics layered with deep indigo patterns, set within a bright, airy East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience atelier.
Sa-Koi is an exploration of cultural synthesis, merging the quiet philosophy of Japanese wabi-sabi with the vibrant textile traditions of Pakistan. This case study focuses on the 'Komorebi' collection, where sunlight through leaves is translated into hand-dyed silk and modular silhouettes.

The brand identity uses koi symbolism to represent fluid movement between heritage and modernity.
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An extreme close-up of textile texture showing the weave of hand-loomed silk. The colors transition from charcoal black to deep indigo, highlighting the organic imperfections of the fiber in a East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience design house.
An extreme close-up of textile texture showing the weave of hand-loomed silk. The colors transition from charcoal black to deep indigo, highlighting the organic imperfections of the fiber in a East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience design house.
A clean, minimalist flat-lay of a design sketchbook and material swatches. The swatches include dyed silk and textured cotton in ivory and zen green colors, arranged on a charcoal black desk in a East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience creative space.
A clean, minimalist flat-lay of a design sketchbook and material swatches. The swatches include dyed silk and textured cotton in ivory and zen green colors, arranged on a charcoal black desk in a East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience creative space.

Natural indigo dyeing process on silk.

A high-fashion editorial photograph of a silk garment featuring intricate hand-embroidery. The fabric is a deep indigo blue with muted sage green details, draped elegantly in a modern East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience studio setting with soft side lighting.
A high-fashion editorial photograph of a silk garment featuring intricate hand-embroidery. The fabric is a deep indigo blue with muted sage green details, draped elegantly in a modern East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience studio setting with soft side lighting.
A cinematic wide shot of a model walking through a minimalist gallery space with large windows. The model wears a long, flowing garment in ivory and deep indigo blue. The architecture is a blend of traditional and contemporary East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience design.
A cinematic wide shot of a model walking through a minimalist gallery space with large windows. The model wears a long, flowing garment in ivory and deep indigo blue. The architecture is a blend of traditional and contemporary East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience design.
A still-life photograph of a koi fish motif embroidered onto a charcoal black fabric panel. The embroidery uses shimmering ivory threads and deep indigo accents, photographed with dramatic low-key lighting in a East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience setting.
A still-life photograph of a koi fish motif embroidered onto a charcoal black fabric panel. The embroidery uses shimmering ivory threads and deep indigo accents, photographed with dramatic low-key lighting in a East Asian / South Asian influenced for a global luxury audience setting.

Exhibited at the Global Design Biennale.

Ibtahaj Hassan
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