RIKA STUDIOS WARDROBE
OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A SIMPLE,COHESIVE WARDROBE THAT WILL AGE BEAUTIFULLY. DESIGNED AND CREATED CONSCIOUSLY, WORN RELIGIOUSLY AND NEVER TO BE DISCARDED. A WARDROBE TO BE BUILT ON SLOWLY AND MAINTAIN RELEVANCE, EACH PIECE CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED AND NEVER OVER-DESIGNED.
EACH PIECE IS CREATED IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR EUROPEAN FAMILY-RUN ATELIERS, WITH THE FINEST CRAFTSMANSHIP AND QUALITY FABRICS THAT ARE FUNDAMENTAL FOR OUR COLLECTIONS OF TAILORED WARDROBE STAPLES.
MANY OPF THE PIECES ARE CUT GENEROUSLY, WITH AN OVERSIZED RELAXED EASE; MASCULINE SILHOUETTES AND DETAILS PAIRING SEAMLESSLY WITH FEMININE TAILORING.
RIKA STUDIOS IS CLOSELY CONNECTED TO FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR, ULIRKA LUNDGREN; HER PERSONAL STYLE AND THE INSPIRATION SHE GAINS FROM LIKE-MINDED WOMEN. "I'M VERY MUCH INSPIRED BY THE WOMEN I HAVE AROUND ME; I'M ALWAYS THINKING OF THEIR CHARACTER AND STYLE AND HOW THEY WOULD WEAR THESE CLOTHES."
KEEPING THE ATTENTION ON OUR WARDROBE AND COLLABORATIONS WE BELIVE IN, PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS ARE DEVELOPED FROM SHARED VISIONS WITH ARTISTS AND CREATIVE WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD.
WE STRIVE TO CONTINUALLY BRING OUR MAKERS AND MATERIALS IN FOCUS; SHARING HOW WE WORK, THE ECO-FRIENDLY, NATURAL FIBRES WE USE AND THE SMALL FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS WHOM WE COULDN'T CREAT WITHOUT.
HANDCRAFTED IN ITALY
OUR KNITWEAR AND TAILORED PIECES ARE WHERE THE QUALITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL CAN TRULY BE SEEN. EACH PIECE IS CREATED WITH OUR ITALIAN FAMILY-RUN ATELIERS, THIS SECOND-GENERATION WOMEN-LED BUSINESS SHARES OUR VALUES, TAKING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENT STANDARDS SERIOUS.WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR LADIES AND ENJOY VISITING THEM OFTEN.
THE YARNS AND FABRICS WE CREATE WITH ARE CAREFULLY RESEARCHED AND CHOSEN WITH QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY AT THE FOR FRONT OF OUR MINDS
THIS COMMITMENT TO THESE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED REQUIREMENTS ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND THE CREATION OF HIGH-QUALITY GARMENTS WITH A LOW IMPACT
POETIC PLAY GROUND
A CURATED HEAVEN FOR POETIC MINDS, A STUDIO SHOWCASING UNIQUE ART & OBJECTS BY ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD-EACH PIECE TELLING IT'S OWN STORY... FEATURING WORKS BY INEZ AND VINOODH, HANK GRUNER ELHANATI, TOM WOOD, PORT TANGER, OLIVER GUSTAV AND MANY OTHER VISIONARY CREATORS...
RIKA STUDIOS TOWNHOUSE
“ I’M OPENING A SHOP, AND I'M STOCKING IT ONLY WITH THINGS I LOVE”
EVERYTHING WE SELL IS SOMETHING I PERSONALLY ADORE.
OUR LIVES TODAY ARE OVERRUN WITH QUESTIONS. BUT THE REAL LUXURY IS CHOOSING ONLY THOSE DESIGNS THAT TRULY SUIT YOUR TASTE AND STYLE.
THE GOAL OF RIKA STUDIOS SHOP IS TO MAKE THAT SEARCH, WHETER IT'S FOR CLOTHING, SHJOES, JEWELLERY OR OTHER DAILY ITEMS, MUCH EASIER AND FAR MORE PLEASANT.
SPECIALISING IN CRAFT WORKS HANDMADE BY SELECTED LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISANS "NO ONE SHOULD COMPROMISE WHEN IT COMES TO PERSONAL TASTE.
WE WANT OUR CUSTOMERS TO GO HOME WITH PRODUCTS THEY'LL USE FOR A LONG TIME. WITH SO MUCH AROUND US NOW CENTRED ON READY-MADE, THROWAWAY THINGS, IT'S A WIN-WIN APPROACH, CRAFTS PEOPLE'S SKILLS ARE KEPT ALIVE, AND CONSUMERS COME TO KNOW THE JOPY OF USING WELL-MADE ITEMS DAILY, AS A MATTER OF COURSE.
QUALITY COMES OVER QUANTITY. THE RIKA STUDIOS SHOP IS A PLACE WHERE CONSUMERS CAN LEARN IN-DEPTH ABOUT THE PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY, TOUCHING AND SMELLING THEM AND HEARING FIRST HAND THEIR UNIQUE STORY AND THAT OF THE PERSON WHO MADE IT, OR WHERE IT CAME FROM. AS MORE PEOPLE CHOOSE PRODUCTS FOR THEIRE AUTHENTICITY AND THE PLEASURE IT BRINGS, IT WILL BE A BUSINESS MODEL ULRIKA IS SURE SHE WILL KEEP AND REFINE.
RIKA STUDIOS PAPER
IS AN EXPLORATION OF CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION. EACH ISSUE IS GUEST-EDITED BY FRIENDS WITHIN OUR CIRCLE, VISIONARIES WHO COME TOGETHER TO TELL STORIES AND INVITE READERS INTO NEW WORLDS SHAPED BY ART, DESIGN AND IMAGINATION. IT IS A SPACE WHERE CREATIVE MINDS MEET, BLENDING PERSPECTIVES TO FORM SOMETHING BEAUTIFULLY COLLECTIVE AND DEEPLY PERSONAL. TOGETHER WITH OUR DESIGN AND GRAPHIC TEAM NR2154 IN NEW YORK, THE LIMITED EDITION PRINT UNFOLD AS AN ORGANIC STORY - ONE THAT BEGINS WHEN FOUNDER ULRIKA LUNDGREN CONNECTS WITH OTHER CREATIVE MINDS. THE PROCESS IS NEVER FORCED, IT HAPPENS NATURALLY, WHEN THE ENERGY FEELS RIGHT. RECENT EDITIONS HAVE FEATURED THE SHARP ARCHITECTURAL EYE OF SOPHIE HICKS, THE POWERFUL IMAGERY OF INEZ AN VINOODH, THE TIMELESS PRESENCE OF MUSE MALGOSIA BELA AND THE DUTCH ARTIS PEGGY KUIPER - EACH BRINGING THEIR OWN MAGIC TO THE PAGES OF RIKA STUDIOS PAPER
THE FOUNDER
BEFORE LAUNCHING HER NAMESAKE LABLE IN 2005, ULRIKA LED A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS AN INTERIOR AND FASHION STYLIST, TRAVELING THE GLOBE WITH PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS VOGUE AND ELLE. ULRIKA HAS WON SEVERAL AWARDS SUCH AS THE GOLDEN BUTTON IN 2014, FOR BEST DESIGNER, ELLE AWARD FOR BEST ACCESSORY BRAND AND PRIZE OF HONOUR AWARD.
IN 2010 ULRIKA FOUNDED AN INDEPENDENT, BIANNUAL MAGAZINE OF THE SAME NAME, RIKA MAGAZINE IS ULRIKA'S TOOL TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT INSPIRES HER, HER PHILOSOPHY. ULRIKA LOOKS AT WOMEN AS MUSES WITH EACH ISSUE FEAUTRING, AND CELEBRATING FEARLESS, STRONG WOMEN IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.
THE RIKA WORLD IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING WITH EACH NEW PROJECT COMPLEMENTING THE EXISTING. STAYING TRU TO HER VISION, ULRIKA ONLY ENTERS PROJECTS THAT SHE TRULY BELIEVES IN.
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