The Process
How it's made
Every UKENA piece starts as a drawing and ends when someone wears it into the world. Between those two moments: chalk, thread, weeks of work.
The Process
01
Drawing
Ole draws the composition directly onto the linen in chalk. For new work, freehand. For reproductions, transferred via chalk-paste stencil.
02
Chalk transfer
The chalk lines are the only guide. The feed dogs are lowered. The linen moves freely under the needle.
03
Embroidery
The feed dogs are lowered. The team follows the chalk lines layer by layer, building depth and texture over weeks.
04
Finishing
Ends secured, piece pressed, quality checked. NFC chip programmed. Object ID assigned.
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NFC & Object Registry
When a piece is finished, it receives a permanent Object ID in the format UK-YYYY-XX-NNN. This ID is programmed onto an NFC chip embedded in the closure. Tap the chip with any smartphone — it opens the piece's public passport page. The passport records where the piece has been, who made it, and how it was made.
This is UKENA's implementation of provenance. Not as a story — as data. Every piece is traceable from studio to wearer, across years, across care events. The garment becomes a record. The wearer becomes continuation.