Valentine’s Gift Guide
Love is in the air, fashion lovers! And it’s time to celebrate with some seriously stylish and sustainable gifts. This Valentine’s Day, we’re taking things up a notch and ditching the traditional chocolates and flowers in favor of some handcrafted, eco-friendly, and chic pieces that are sure to make your loved one feel special. As […]
Kurinji on Vogue
Who is not familiar with Vogue, the famous American magazine that offers the whole world fashion and lifestyle? It was born back in 1892 as a weekly version, to report news about New York’s elite and describe high society behavior and etiquette. It was not yet focused on fashion, but also had book and music […]
Fashion and gender neutrality
Clothing hasn’t always been as gendered and binary as it is today; in different eras and cultures the gender roles have played a much smaller role in fashion, and the norms have changed or even reversed, as it’s the case for long gowns or skirts that largely disappeared from men’s wardrobes. Gender neutral clothing has […]
Upcycling, an Ethical Solution
For us at Kurinji, the environment is important. That is why we put upcycling at the basis of our products. In 1994 a German mechanical engineer, Reiner Pilz, coined the two opposite terms downcycling and upcycling. By the former he defined simple recycling, the reuse of a material to create a lower quality product: […]
Quality & Style while Respecting Nature
The origin of silk is shrouded in legend. Its production is traced back to China in the third millennium B.C., but there is evidence of its appearance as early as a few millennia earlier. From the beginning it was a luxury good, intended for royal families and high dignitaries. From China, production began to spread […]
Kurinji & Handcrafted Embroidery
Tradition is part of us. What we think, what we want, what we are today depends on the people that preceded us. But we are also immersed in the contemporary world, and tradition must integrate with our values and become the starting point for our goals. This is why traditional embroidery plays an important role […]
The ancient Silk Road
For millennia the Silk Road represented the route through which East and West exchanged goods, culture and civilization. It is a symbol and an inspiration for Kurinji, uniting suggestions from the East with European and Western fashion and culture. The oldest records of caravan routes that connected Asia to Europe can be traced back to […]
Kurinji: a symbol of resilience and vitality
Kurinji is a sustainable Italian-Indian fashion brand, actively trying to incorporate the best of both cultures. We work with Italian and Indian suppliers and artisans to create one-of-a-kind products that combine traditional techniques with contemporary designs and reflect the combined heritage of our founders. Our goal is to create sustainable fashion coupled with a modern […]