A graphic signature
Very Real Terrain / Very Real Tree
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The signature
VRT is the graphic signature of [04]-STUDIOS. It connects what we see outside with what we make in the studio: photographs, textures and colours translated into prints, patterns and details on clothing.
Very Real Terrain takes in the landscape. Very Real Tree looks closer: bark, branches, roots and foliage. Two readings of the same signature, carried across our pieces and collections.
01 / The Field
Places, photographs, observationsWe take photographs in the places we move through. The Carso around Trieste, the mountains, the woods. A surface, a colour or an unexpected detail can become the starting point for a study. These references belong to the studio archive; each new VRT study keeps a record of its own source.
The Misurina photograph is an early reference in the [04]-STUDIOS archive: a landscape brought into the studio and developed into a printed sweater. It shows the connection between place, image and piece.
Explore the studyThe Carso / Trieste, Italy / Ongoing fieldwork
Rock, moss, woodland and changing light. The Carso is part of the landscape around the studio and a recurring place of observation.
02 / The Studio
Back in the studio, an image is cropped, drawn over, separated into colour and reworked at different scales. Some studies become patterns. Others remain a single graphic. VRT is the signature that holds that process together.
Record the place and the detail. Keep the original photograph, its author and the location when known.
Pull out colours, lines and textures. Keep the connection to the source image visible.
Draw, crop, repeat and change scale. Develop a pattern or a standalone mark for the piece.
Bring the artwork onto a material. Check colour, placement and detail on a physical sample before approving production.
03 / Samples & Studies
An ongoing practiceA digital study is a starting point. Fabric, ink and thread each change the image. Samples help us decide what to keep, what to simplify and what needs another pass.
![[04]-STUDIOS misurina-sweater: close-up of the original fabric, color and printed detail](http://04-studios.com/cdn/shop/files/04-material-print-swatch-misurina-sweater.jpg?v=1791548617&width=1200)
A close-up of the existing Misurina sweater shows how the landscape reads on fabric. Scale, texture and the way a garment moves all become part of the image.
A digital mockup of the VRT woven label and hangtag. The tree, lettering and tone-on-tone finishes are design studies; physical sampling will determine the final detail and finish.
A colour taken from a photograph is a reference. The final result is developed and approved on the actual material, where texture and light become part of the colour.
04 / Available Pieces
By [04]-STUDIOS™Explore the available pieces carrying the VRT signature. Product pages show current sizes and availability.
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