Jewellery meets Fashion with the RAKAS Rolf Ekroth x Kalevala Collaboration.
20th August 2024
Words: Charlotte Harney
Kalevala Jewellery has joined forces with Finish fashion designer RAKAS Rolf Ekroth for the SS25 collection showcased at Copenhagen Fashion Week. The collaboration showcases a piece of versatile jewellery and scarves handcrafted at Kalevala Koru's factory in Helsinki,
Finland, with the jewellery being made from recycled silver.
For the SS25 show, the RAKAS jewellery is transferred to T-shirts and dresses, with a showstopper of the collection being a dress embellished with 180 pieces of jewellery. Another key point of the collection is the rose motif, characteristic of Rolf Ekroth, symbolising nostalgia and longing for the past. In the RAKAS collection, the rose motif has been reimagined as a 3D piece of jewellery.
"The RAKAS Rolf Ekroth x Kalevala collaboration, now showcased in Copenhagen, highlights Finnish design and craftsmanship. The new collection continues the successful partnership with Rolf Ekroth that began at Copenhagen Fashion Week last summer. This is a good example of how companies can support emerging designers. For us, the collaboration represents a bold culture of co-creation and international boundary-pushing in fashion and design," says Kalevala Koru's Creative Director, Aino Ahlnäs.
The RAKAS Rolf Ekroth x Kalevala collection will be available for purchase in early 2025.