BERLIN FASHION FILM FESTIVAL

A post summer solitary reverie of a rave - Rafael Kouto
Kairos Studio GmbH

Shortlist

Title of Piece:	A post summer solitary reverie of a rave
Brand:	Rafael Kouto
Production Company:	Kairos Studio GmbH
Client:	ZSIG - Zürich Silk Association
Director:	Sebastian Vargas
Art Director:	Sebastian Vargas
Creative Director:	Rafael Kouto
Editor:	Cosmo Vitelli
Director of Photography:	Natascha Vavrina
Costume Design:	Rafael Kouto
Hair & Makeup:	Delia Sciullo @Style council
Music/Sound Design:	Jahn Koutrios and Alessandro Marinelli
Casting Director:	Flavio Leone
Writer:	Sebastian Vargas
Props Stylist:	Set design Aline Joana Rüede & Vase Eidola x Végété
Additional Credits:	Colors Lukas Schaller
Additional Credits:	First AC Cedric Heckly
Additional Credits:	Second AC Noé Ndombasi
Additional Credits:	Motion Control Thibault Brevet, Andrea Anner
Additional Credits:	Jewellery Angela Wahr - Anjoyreadymadejeweles
Additional Credits:	Assistant director Lea Jullien
Additional Credits:	Set assistant Giulia Walter
Additional Credits:	Title design Jahn Koutrios
Additional Credits:	Performed by Branca Schneidegger, Moa Bomolo, Patrick Quizeidioco
Additional Credits:	Sunglasses Viu Eyewear
Short Synopsis:	Rafael Kouto’s contemporary collection titled “A post summer solitary reverie of a rave”, focuses on the escapist daydream of post-pandemic freedom. Trippy patterns, psychedelic and acid prints, reveal a journey into the realm of liberation, self-expression and unconditional togetherness. Rafael Kouto explores the revival of the rave with his new upcycled collection: merging African and Western influences with a psychedelic twist Rafael Kouto, the Swiss upcycling couture brand, releases a limited edition collection titled “A post summer solitary reverie of a rave” in collaboration with the Zurich Silk Association. This collection doubles as a cultural project, aiming to preserve the authentic “savoir faire” of the Swiss fashion and textile industry by situating it in an international and contemporary context. The garments of this capsule collection are crafted using upcycled silk from the textile archive of the Zurich Silk Association ‘Zürcherische Seidenindustrie Gesellschaft’, an association of active and former companies in the Zurich silk industry and one of the oldest business associations in Switzerland.