Everything we make, nature takes back.
[04] is what's left.
[04]-STUDIOS™ is a design studio in Trieste, Italy. We make clothing that starts outside.
01 / THE PHOTO
It started with one person in Trieste who goes outside, looks, and comes back to draw. In 2021 a photo taken at Lago di Misurina became a design for a client, who rejected it. A month later it became a sweater, €50 went into ads, and it spread. On 17 November 2021 we opened our first drop. The Misurina Sweater is still our best seller.
02 / OUTSIDE
We don't design from screens. We go up to the Carso, down to the sea at 6 am, into the Dolomites. Bark, rock, moss, water. We bring back what we find.
Every color has a source. Our green, Muschio #808D45, comes from a version of our logo that looks half eaten by moss. We kept it that way.
03 / WHAT BREAKS
Not everything worked. Samples came back wrong, deadlines slipped, drops arrived late. We'd rather delay a piece than ship one that isn't right.
04 / THE SIGNAL
The bars above our name are 04 in Morse code. Most people never notice. That's fine.
05 / THE DROPS
[04] is a world to take part in. Our drops should feel like something you can play with: different rules, a little discovery and a reason to come back.
Reserve helps us produce closer to real demand, using confirmed reservations to decide quantities and sizes. Reverse makes early participation part of the price. Hidden drops bring our community together and back outside, into nature.
THE LINES
We work in four lines: Artifacts, Systemics, Surrounded by Nature and Stamina. Shop all →
Small runs, numbered. When a size is gone, it's gone.
[04]-STUDIOS™ / Trieste, Italy