Far from the metropolis lie the dislocated hinterlands and remote wildernesses that support the mechanizations of modern living. The ‘Unknown Fields Division’ – probes the fertile territory between nature, technology and culture to explore our contemporary condition through critical acts of speculation. They map the complex and contradictory realities of…
Kung Hei Fat Choi! maharishi welcomes the lunar year of the dragon Jacket available online and in-store soon.
Selectism recently featured a preview of our Autumn / Winter 2012 collection being showcased at Pitti Immagine, Florence. Click here for the full article. Images courtesy of Selectism
Tom Vek’s “repeaT” signature pattern features on a custom-made Maharishi produced T-shirt. Cut and sewn from pre-printed material to produce an edgeless all-over print. Tom Vek, primarily known as a recording artist expands on his self-designed visual identity to transcend traditional music merchandise and appeal to the wider ‘design-within-fashion’-conscious. His two albums…
Maharishi literally translated means great seer, started in 1994 with the vision to create environmentally sound, fair-trade produced, long-lasting, high-quality, utilitarian clothing. The collection has always included hemp and natural fibers, organic cottons and recycled military clothing. maharishi has evolved into one of the UK’s most influential designer labels, offering…
Hardy Blechman is head designer of maharishi, the company he founded in 1994. Blechman, whose former experience lay in the international military and industrial clothing surplus trade, started maharishi by producing hemp and other natural fibre clothing as well as recycling workwear and military surplus. In 2000, Blechman was named…
Since its birth in 1994, maharishi has evolved into one of the UK’s most influential designer labels, offering men’s, women’s and children’s collections available from exclusive fashion retailers worldwide. Founded by (creative director) Hardy Blechman, maharishi carries a strong ethos of respect for nature while utilising the latest technology. Blechman, whose former…
Maharishi’s creative director, Hardy Blechman has been extremely influential in the proliferation of camouflage and combat trousers (or Snopants©) in civilian fashion over the past decade. After seven years of research, he revealed the depth of his exploration into the vast world of camouflage in his magnum opus: DPM (Disruptive…
With so many military personnel requiring clothing, and with the cost of a uniform being so low in comparison to the cost of weaponry, military budgets allow for an enormous surplus in uniforms. These garments then find their way on to the surplus market where they are traded at a…
Organic cotton is grown without the use of chemical/synthetic pesticides and insecticides from non-genetically modified seeds. Organic cotton farming provides a better income for farmers and a long-term sustainable crop that is not destructive to the environment. Buying organic helps to establish and sustain a natural farming system that benefits…
