KA WA KEY CHOW & JARNO LEPPANEN
 


KA WA KEY, a London-based gender-fluid label, thinks “twink” and reimagines traditional textile crafts as well as sustainable materials to rework everyday casualwear with the designers’ roots of the Asian and Scandinavian aesthetics.


KA WA KEY works towards sustainable and ethical fashion, from material sourcing, design innovation and production.

 


Key graduated from the Royal College of Art in London with a Master’s degree in Fashion Menswear. He was nominated as one of the finalists at the H&M Design Award for his graduate collection, which was showcased in “DOUBLE JE” contemporary art exhibition in Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

Finnish born Jarno has cross-artistic background and holds a Master’s degree in Arts. He translates KA WA KEY's unique design language into poetical visuals, films, performance and various projects.