At TUMO Studios, not only do we provide young adults with opportunities to develop skills in craftsmanship and design, we also strive to preserve Armenia’s rich artisanal heritage and develop it for the future. Learning how to source and channel inspiration from the environment into viable designs and products is a key part of that process.
Early in 2019, students worked with Czech fashion designer Lenka Kohoutova to distill elements of their lives into textile designs for blankets. The results included patterns inspired by dragon hunters, ships at sea, the barbed wire around Yerevan during 2018’s revolution, swirls of footsteps in the city center and more.