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A hand-sculpted silk necktie in the Folded Origami series, displayed on a linen surface.
No. 038 / 040 · Run of 7

The Spring Drop, Open for Reserve

The Folded Origami,
Seven of Seven

A signature study in hand-folded silk, finished across twenty-two hours at the Brooklyn atelier. Each of the seven pieces is individually numbered and hallmarked on the keeper loop.

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Photographed in the studio, March 2024 6 of 7 reserved · 1 remaining

Catalogue Index · Updated Spring 2024

The Archive — Thirty-Seven Drops Since 2021

Every release since launch, documented as a numbered object. Filter the catalogue by series, or open any piece to view provenance, hours of finishing, and current status.

  1. A Cast Bronze-Knot necktie sculpture resting on dark wool.
    No. 035 / 012

    Cast Bronze-Knot

    The Foundry Knot

    Run
    12 pieces
    Status
    Sold Out
  2. A folded origami silk necktie in deep ochre.
    No. 034 / 007

    Folded Origami

    The Origami, Ochre

    Run
    7 pieces
    Status
    Sold Out
  3. A plaited silk necktie coiled on a workshop bench.
    No. 033 / 010

    Plaited Silk

    The Plait, Slate

    Run
    10 pieces
    Status
    Waitlist
  4. An atelier study necktie with a hallmarked keeper loop.
    No. 032 / 008

    Atelier Studies

    The Study, Cream

    Run
    8 pieces
    Status
    Available
  5. A charcoal silk necktie with a bronze-tip knot.
    No. 031 / 012

    Cast Bronze-Knot

    The Foundry Knot, Charcoal

    Run
    12 pieces
    Status
    Sold Out
  6. A deep burgundy silk necktie in origami pleats.
    No. 030 / 007

    Folded Origami

    The Origami, Burgundy

    Run
    7 pieces
    Status
    Sold Out
  7. A navy silk necktie with a bronze accent.
    No. 029 / 009

    Atelier Studies

    The Study, Navy

    Run
    9 pieces
    Status
    Waitlist
  8. A plaited silk necktie in moss green.
    No. 028 / 010

    Plaited Silk

    The Plait, Moss

    Run
    10 pieces
    Status
    Sold Out

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Signature Series · Documented Process

Folded Origami: Twenty-Two Hours, Seven Pieces

The series is the studio's most extended study. Each piece passes through eleven distinct hand operations across twenty-two hours at the bench — pressing, gluing, drying, finishing — before it is numbered, hallmarked, and signed on the keeper loop.

  1. Hands pressing an ochre silk panel into an origami crease.
    Fig. 01 · First Crease — Hour 02

    The first architectural fold is pressed with a hand-weighted brass tool over a bone folder, locking the silk's grain into a permanent crease.

  2. A half-folded silk necktie clamped between wooden blocks.
    Fig. 02 · Clamping — Hour 09

    Once folded, the piece is clamped for six hours to set the form. The clamps are hand-built in the studio and leave only the faintest carpenter's trace.

  3. Fingertips burnishing the edge of a folded silk necktie.
    Fig. 03 · Burnishing — Hour 17

    Edges are burnished by hand, fold by fold, to bring the silk to a low, sculptural sheen rather than a woven shine.

  4. The finished folded origami necktie with its hallmark and certificate.
    Fig. 04 · Hallmark — Hour 22

    The finished piece is hallmarked on the keeper loop with its run number (e.g. 3 / 7) and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

Wall Label · Curator's Caption

On Materials, Certification, and Stewardship

Recorded in the same register as a museum object's wall text — what the piece is made of, how it is authenticated, and what happens when it eventually needs repair.

I.

Materials & Mills

Silks are sourced from six family-run mills — three in Como, two in Kyoto, one in Edinburgh — each relationship averaging nine years or longer. Hardware (keeper loops, signature clasps, the cast bronze-knot series) is machined and hand-finished within ninety miles of the studio. No synthetic blends enter the line; no leather substitutes; no metallic threads that cannot be re-finished by the in-house conservator.

II.

Certification

Every release ships with a numbered certificate of authenticity, signed by the founder and the lead sculptor, listing piece number, run size, materials provenance, and finishing hours. The certificate is hand-stamped with the studio's hallmark and filed against the buyer's name in a private archive held at the atelier. To date, thirty-four of the thirty-seven released drops have sold out within seventy-two hours; full-price drops have returned zero pieces in the last eighteen months of trading.

III.

Stewardship & Restoration

Each piece is covered by a twenty-five-year restoration guarantee, handled in-house at the Brooklyn atelier by a conservator trained at the Metropolitan Museum's Sherman Fairchild Center. Restorations are documented, dated, and returned with a supplementary certificate — so the work's history travels with the object, rather than being lost when a tie changes hands across generations.

A sculptor's hands holding a folded origami necktie against a dark backdrop.

The Current Drop · No. 038

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