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Chapters

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. - Jimi Hendrix

Celebrating the Unknown Union family, the Another Unknown Union chapter explores culture and community through the lens of music, art and the written word.

Everything is fo[reign] until it's [fam]iliar.

Imagine all the people... If everyone is foreign to someone else in the world, then what we really mean when we call someone foreign is that something about them is unfamilar to us. But once we engage with each other and learn to understand the meanings behind our differences, we often find that we have more in common than we don't. And the differences that do exist between us, often relate to one or more cultural perspectives that have stood the test of time. That's why we bracket regin in the FO[REIGN] collection, and tag each piece with the reminder that "everything is fo[reign] until it's [fam]iliar".

Good design is thorough down to the last detail. Nothing must be arbitrary and left to chance. Care and accuracy in the design process show respect towards the consumer. – Dieter Rams

Drawing inspiration from function, form and elements of our natural surroundings, our Elementals Chapter focuses on silhouette – an experiment in identifying how we move in the clothes we wear and how they, in turn, shape us. Clean, structured lines and elegant draping are saliant features across this collection. Constructed with monochromatic finishes, we celebrate the majesty of the human form and the grace in which it moves.

A piece of gold that wants to shine must pass through fire first – Yoruba Proverb

Unknown Union unveils its Chapter with world-renowned artist, Carlos Luna. This collection touches on themes that are personal to Carlos Luna and at times autobiographical, including the rural Cuba of his childhood, where the beliefs of African Yoruba culture were particularly strong, and Mexico, where he trained in ancient pottery traditions and met the love of his life. While personal to Luna, the experiences captured in his work are equally universal. VOLUME 1 of this capsule collection invokes the richness of these cultural influences on Luna's expression of life, death and all that the journey entails.