Featured Articles: [SPECIAL RELEASE] ENGINEERED GARMENTS WORKADAY MILITARY GRAFFITI
Graffiti as Heritage: The Engineered Garments Workaday x Manabu Gaku Inada Capsule.
In October 2021, preceding the military graffiti textiles of the Engineered Garments SS24 collection, EG Workaday launched an exclusive graffiti-print capsule at Nepenthes New York.
This collaboration with Brooklyn-based artist Manabu Gaku Inada reinterprets graffiti—a century-old cultural foundation of street art—into a sophisticated expression of modern New York life.
Inada’s artwork is a meticulous reconstruction of memory and theory. His visual language draws from a vast temporal landscape (1760–1973): childhood "Warbird" model decals, vintage victory markings, American industrial manuals, Bruno Munari’s pictograms, and Johannes Itten’s color theories.
Each utility jacket and fatigue pant is a unique artifact, featuring silk-screened prints applied via individual blocks. Unlike mass-produced textiles, these garments demand immense time and artisanal labor. This collaboration between Daiki Suzuki and Manabu Gaku Inada is not merely apparel; it is a wearable archive of their shared conceptual vision.
Brand: Nepenthes New York, Engineered Garments Workaday
Artist: Manabu Gaku Inada
Year: 2021
In October 2021, preceding the military graffiti textiles of the Engineered Garments SS24 collection, EG Workaday launched an exclusive graffiti-print capsule at Nepenthes New York.
This collaboration with Brooklyn-based artist Manabu Gaku Inada reinterprets graffiti—a century-old cultural foundation of street art—into a sophisticated expression of modern New York life.
Inada’s artwork is a meticulous reconstruction of memory and theory. His visual language draws from a vast temporal landscape (1760–1973): childhood "Warbird" model decals, vintage victory markings, American industrial manuals, Bruno Munari’s pictograms, and Johannes Itten’s color theories.
Each utility jacket and fatigue pant is a unique artifact, featuring silk-screened prints applied via individual blocks. Unlike mass-produced textiles, these garments demand immense time and artisanal labor. This collaboration between Daiki Suzuki and Manabu Gaku Inada is not merely apparel; it is a wearable archive of their shared conceptual vision.
Brand: Nepenthes New York, Engineered Garments Workaday
Artist: Manabu Gaku Inada
Year: 2021
ENGINEERED GARMENTS WORKADAY: Utility Jacket. Military Graffiti.
The raw, atmospheric texture of the original stencil spray paint has been meticulously captured and faithfully reproduced through precision silkscreen printing.
Gaku meticulously analyzed the artwork's impact on each sample garment, refining the exact placement of every element to ensure a perfect structural balance.
Silkscreen print details are carefully scaled and balanced to ensure fidelity to the original artwork.
