Aequo Design Cushion cover Blue Textile. Dimensions: 40 × 40 cm. Founded
in Roubaix, in the Hauts de France region (France), the Æquo studio has a
regional approach to design, drawing inspiration from its surrounding
environment. Æquo tells the story of its region, its history, its culture, its
expertises, its materials, its industries, its designers, and so on… This
cushion cover is made from recovered and recycled work overalls. The cushion is
decorated with red embroidery. This numbered edition cushion is made in the
Æquo studio in Douai: local, conscientious and reasoned production.The „Work
Overalls“ cushions celebrates the exceptional industrial heritage of the city
of Roubaix, „the City of a Thousand Chimneys“. Roubaix and its agglomeration
was one of the world's first textile centres. To this day, Roubaix is a city
resolutely focused around the textile industry, with four fashion schools, eight
headquarters for big prêt-à-porter brands, two business centres, a fashion
district… Plus, the former factories provided property to be renovated,
further enabling the city to reinvent itself as an arty, alternative-style
city.So, this „Work Overalls“ cushion invites us to celebrate the traces of
our industrial past. Since the 19th Century and the industrial revolution, work
overalls have become a essential item of clothing for workers and manual
labourers. It's a durable, wear-resistant piece of clothing and can withstand
multiple washes, and is practical, simply-cut, functional and inexpensive. The
silhouette that it creates, the cotton canvas which structures it and, of
course, the colour blue, have all become sociological markers, embodying the
whole of the working class. The procedure is, above all, a tribute to our
ancestors who created, produced, and used this piece of clothing which, little
did they know, would go on to become iconic. It's symbolic for those who still
see it as synonymous with manual, labour that gets your hands dirty, and for
whom it is seen as a protective piece, as well as for those who have seen it as
a universal piece and who are looking to root its longevity.
