Founded in 2016 by Chinese-Italian designer Luca Lin, ACT N°1 is shaped by the multicultural roots and personal history of its founder. Considering fashion as a cultural platform, the brand explores the dialogue between different cultures, religions, and worldviews through research, craftsmanship, and social reflection. At the core of ACT N°1 lies an ongoing experimentation with form, construction, and pattern-making, reinterpreting tailoring codes through unexpected volumes, layering, and unconventional cuts. Over time, the brand has developed a distinctive bespoke identity, dressing figures including Beyoncé, Sharon Stone, Lady Gaga, Jared Leto, Lauryn Hill, Lizzo, and Young Miami. In 2025, Luca Lin was selected as a finalist for the International Woolmark Prize and later as a semi-finalist for the LVMH Prize.

Institution is a creative, social, and ethical project by Galib Gassanof, rooted in cultural memory and community engagement. Blending high fashion with endangered artisanal practices and sustainable production models, the brand works primarily with natural fibres such as silk, cotton, wool, and leather sourced from luxury production remnants. Its signature technique reinterprets traditional carpet weaving through the use of cotton shoelaces, reviving endangered skills linked to Gassanof’s Azerbaijani-Georgian heritage. Developed in collaboration with local women artisans, the project supports both generational knowledge transmission and economic empowerment. Through sculptural silhouettes and a restrained visual language, Institution creates garments that function as cultural, ethical, and emotional artefacts, where simplicity becomes a form of monumentality.

MATERIA is a fashion-functional-inclusive brand redefining the relationship between body, garment, and movement. Designed to adapt and embrace every body and identity, it functions as a system where function becomes language. Inspired by natural processes such as stratification, erosion, and pressure, the brand translates these elements into adaptive garments responding to real conditions and needs. At its core, MATERIA develops intuitive and ergonomic solutions that reduce friction in the act of dressing through accessibility-focused design. Aesthetics and functionality coexist, shaping a new visual and technical standard. Through ongoing research, collaborations, and practical applications, MATERIA evolves as a dynamic platform where innovation, inclusivity, and performance converge within a continuously evolving design system.