NO EDITIONS | NO DUPLICATES | NO REPETITIONS
CLOTHING, LEATHER GOODS, ACCESSORIES AND OBJECTS
INDIVIDUALITY |
A CORE PRINCIPLE
' WE FOUNDED no_editions TO CREATE INDIVIDUALLY UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT PRODUCTS - CLOTHING, FASHION, ACCESSORIES, OBJECTS - AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FAST AND MASS PRODUCED FASHION AND LUXURY
DESIGNING AND PRODUCING A COAT OR DRESS 100 TIMES WITH EACH ONE HAVING A DIFFERENT, INDIVIDUAL DESIGN ELEMENT - INSTEAD OF PRODUCING 100 TIMES THE IDENTICAL COAT OR DRESS
CREATING A UNIQUE IDENTITY AND LAYERED VALUE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PRODUCT - ESTABLISHING A MORE CONSIDERED AND CONSCIOUS APPROACH TO MAKING AND CONSUMING EACH INDIVIDUAL PRODUCT '
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Every item, style or object that carries the no_editions brand name is offered only once with a unique print, design pattern or decoration, while each product’s silhouette is produced in series. Each unique item's serial number is part of its label and all designs and series remain part of a perpetually growing online archive at www.no-editions.com
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no_editions print or application designs are based on specific concepts, comprising one or several series. Each series is listed online with a title, information about the style, material, and the amount of items in this series - every item is labeled with this information, along with its unique serial number and the no_editions logo - increasing resale value and facilitating authentication
The differences between print or application designs within a series are created and developed based on various artistic, personal, aesthetic or sequential criteria, and are not the result of random manual or mechanical finishing. The differences can be very visible or very subtle, depending on the series.
MADE IN ITALY AND SWITZERLAND
' WE CHOSE TO PRODUCE IN ITALY AND SWITZERLAND - USING EXCLUSIVELY THE MOST LUXURIOUS ITALIAN, FRENCH OR SWISS RAW MATERIALS - TO ENSURE HIGHEST QUALITY STANDARDS, STRICTEST ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS AND LABOUR LAWS
ITALY AND SWITZERLAND OFFER THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCES, COMBINING ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP AND LATEST TECHNOLOGIES '
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Artisanal labour and craftsmanship are a fundamental part of our production - all no_editions leather goods and handbags are hand sewn / saddle stitched - FRENCH COUTURE SELLIER - and feature hand-forged solid silver hardware, combining modern 3D modeling and artisanal, sculpting techniques.
The no_editions signature silver handles, as well as the silver design elements, plaques and foot plates are a distinct and unique identity of our leather goods
MADE-TO-ORDER
' WE STARTED no_editions AS AN ONLINE, MADE-TO-ORDER BUSINESS IN 2007, OFFERING DESIGN SERIES OF INDIVIDUALLY UNIQUE ITEMS - EACH ITEM ONLY PRODUCED, FINISHED, PRINTED OR EMBROIDERED BASED ON A CLIENT'S ORDER - CARRYING ONLY A MINIMAL STOCK OF RAW MATERIALS AND PRE-FINISHED PRODUCTS
WE VALUE THE MAKE-TO-ORDER, A CONSCIOUS ACT TO CHOOSE, DEFINE AND COMMIT TO AN ORDER AND WAIT FOR PRODUCTION, ABOVE A PRINCIPLE OF INSTANT AVAILABILITY AND OVER STOCK - LESS WASTE '
WE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS TO PROVIDE US THEIR MEASUREMENTS WHEN PLACING AN ORDER FOR OUR CLOTHING AND THEIR ORDERED ITEM WILL BE MADE BASED ON THESE MEASUREMENTS
SILVER HARDWARE | ORGANIC MATERIALS
' A DRESS WITH REAL SILVER CHAINS OR SILVER SEQUINS, A HANDBAG WITH A HAND FORGED SOLID SILVER HANDLE, HAVE INTRINSIC VALUE, A GREAT TOUCH, WILL AGE AND WEAR WITH PERSONALITY AND ALWAYS KEEP A CERTAIN MATERIAL VALUE, ENCOURAGING RECYCLING.
WE PREFER VALUABLE, PURE AND ORGANIC MATERIALS THAT CAN BE PART OF A CIRCULAR PROCESS, OVER PLASTIC '
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Since 2015 we use real silver for our hardware, decorations or embroideries on clothing, accessories and leather goods - STERLING 925, ARGENTIUM 935 / 960 or FINE SILVER 999
All no_editions silver is ethically sourced through licensed suppliers of the ARGENTIUM silver brand and our Sterling accessories, hardware and jewelry is made from previously recycled silver - silver can be part of a circular process, without loosing or degrading in quality
PRECIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL
FOUNDERS
NICOLE LACHELLE AND CHRISTIAN NIESSEN
' We have established and developed no_editions as an innovative luxury brand with sustainable principles, produced in Switzerland and Italy - but a brand‘s impact extends well beyond its products - it was important that we could create a larger context - a proposal for an innovative luxury lifestyle that extends beyond fashion, that includes building development, spacial design and architecture - essential and impactful elements of a sustainable future - which led us to found THE WOODCREATIVE, our spatial design studio, and creating THE WOODBUILDING brand in 2015, to propose a holistic lifestyle environment to our no_editions products — focusing on renewable raw materials, energy efficiency and carbon neutral construction methods'
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Before establishing their design and creative consulting company in New York in 2002, Christian worked for HELMUT LANG as Head of the Design Studio and directly with Mr. Helmut Lang on all aspects of the creative development for all collections and the brand.
Many pieces resulting from his work during the decade 1992 - 2003 can be found in permanent collections of museums around the world or are sought-after vintage collector items.
Since then their client list as creative consultants and designers included many international luxury brands - HELMUT LANG, CALVIN KLEIN, PRADA, ROBERTO CAVALLI, JIL SANDER - while also founding their own brand no_editions in 2007 and C/A SOLUTIONS | THEWOODCREATIVE in 2014
