Developing a Collection Inspired by the Siraya

There are stories that do not arrive through text or archives.
They surface in the rhythm of spoken memories, in the quiet gestures of women weaving, in the water that ripples through a community long before it is named.

The Siraya series began not as a design project, but as a process of listening.

Listening Before Designing

Our journey started in Tainan’s “Kabua Sua” Tribe,

Observing how community continues through everyday acts

Seeing culture not as heritage, but as lived rhythm

In Siraya worldview, water is not merely a physical element—it is lineage, movement, and the way memory travels across generations.
This became the emotional origin of the series.

A Female Lens: Gentle Strength, Not Ornamentation

This time, we wanted the opposite—design from within lived experience, then extend outward.

We chose to develop from a female perspective:

Soft, steady strength rather than performative toughness

A focus on carrying, protecting, sustaining

Materials that speak of time and touch, not spectacle

The result is not a costume-like product that claims authenticity, but a quiet embodiment of values:

Culture as flow.
Craft as continuity.
Design as memory made usable.

Material as Language

Every material in this series carries intention:

Material    Meaning
Recycled oyster-shell yarn    Returning material to nature; a metaphor for tide and cycle

Muted, earth-and-water color palette    Cultural resonance without appropriation

We avoided literal cultural symbols—no tribal patterns copied, no decorative mimicry—
It is a direction.
And 2025 is merely its beginning.