POETIC UTILITY

KI LEE 2020 collection

KI LEE revisits the theme of POETIC UTILITY, a key concept that has shaped the brand’s identity since its inception. In these pieces inspired by historical musical instruments, kithara and almglocken, the collection seeks to embody the organic marriage of aesthetic functionality and material poeticism.

POETIC UTILITY introduces to KI LEE’s sustainable material library Haunji, a mulberry-fiber leather developed by a local independent textile manufacturer. Corresponding to the marriage of aesthetic functionality and material poeticism in the design, the mulberry leather combines Korean paper-making tradition with innovative textile techonology.