Travel and safari inspired the Engineered Garments Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Head designer Daiki Suzuki drew inspiration from the 1996 film The English Patient and garments inspired by British military style. In response, Director Gaku developed a concept for a short film that combined elements of the British Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) and paid tribute to catalog images from outdoor brands of the 1970s and 80s. Gaku built and filmed all the miniatures and dioramas in his Brooklyn studio.
Client: Nepenthes USA, Engineered Garments
Directed/Produced: Manabu Gaku Inada
Camera: Gaku, Steven Counts
Music: Gaku
Year: 2015
Client: Nepenthes USA, Engineered Garments
Directed/Produced: Manabu Gaku Inada
Camera: Gaku, Steven Counts
Music: Gaku
Year: 2015
An exclusive preview of the spring-summer collection took place at Nepenthes Shop in Hell's Kitchen, featuring a rough cut of the collection's video displayed during the event.
Miniature models and dioramas were created for an imaginary sequence. A 1/35 miniature figure was painted to match the Engineered Garments spring-summer collection.
Early concept drawings and storyboards. Concept art by Manabu Inada.
