Over 6 days, CCW06 brought together a new mix of worlds, ideas, and communities inside our space through design, culture, and collaboration.
From daily pop-up discoveries to an unforgettable afterparty with more than 300 guests, this 6th edition marked a new milestone for CONNECTING CURATED WORLDS.
LNya Niéternité Nifutur is an independent designer brand founded in 2020. The name ILNya derives from the French phrase “Il n’y a”, meaning a form of negation — expressing the void of non-existence. Its pronunciation is also similar to the Chinese words “Ling Ya” (凌鸦), symbolizing a raven soaring through the sky, proudly revealing the iridescent feathers hidden beneath its dark exterior. In French, “éternité” means “eternity,” and “futur” means “future.” The full brand name conveys the idea of “neither eternity nor the future.”
Established in 2024 by Dohun Kim, formerly of KUSIKOHC. Redefining modern archives through a background in art and boundary-pushing experimentation. KAMIGIN explores the contradictions and tensions that exist within human nature through evolving seasonal narratives. The first four seasons are defined as “Archive Seasons” — a formative process documenting the development of the brand’s identity. Rather than presenting fixed conclusions, each phase represents a step in exploring instability, duality, protection, destruction, and coexistence.
RUI was founded by Rui Zhou in 2019. RUI is a brand that explores the duality of all things, the relations between matters and beings, always in a more philosophical way.
Rui appreciates the beauty in the broken, unfinished, or even unloved.Those sensitive, uneasy emotional flows are Rui, the affirmative, strong self-identification is also Rui.
The softness and careful fragility of our compositions are met with powerful severity, revealing strength in their delicacy.Rui encourages each wearer to develop a unique intimacy with their works.
It’s about something healing.
RUI ZHOU · Love what makes you, you. RUIbuilt is a brand that explores the duality of all things, the relations between matters and beings, always in a more philosophical way. Rui appreciates the beauty in the broken, unfinished, or even unloved. Those sensitive, uneasy emotional flows are Rui, the affirmative, strong self-identification is also Rui. Rui encourages each wearer to develop a unique intimacy with our works.
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