Kukukachu - Textile Studio

18/11/2020

Introducing Kukukachu Textile & Art Studio.

We had a little tweak of late and are super stoked to introduce the latest work from Alana Gunn to the Studio.

Her first ever abstract art series ‘A Beautiful Mess’ is now available through Kukukachu.

Head on over and take a peek: https://www.kukukachu.com/

20/04/2020

On the Journal:
We spoke with the lovely Chelsea Bell founder & designer of STONE FOX SWIM about the brands' beginnings and her amazing efforts in Sustainable Design ❤️

"(Sustainability) is so important for me as a business woman and young entrepreneur to set an example for those that will follow in my footsteps. If one woman, one brand, one company can do it, why can't we all? It just takes a conscious effort and some compassion."

https://www.kukukachu.com/blogs/journal/client-feature-stone-fox-swims-chelsea-on-sustainable-design

04/01/2020

100% of January profits from our Educational Offerings (including Portfolio Reviews) will be donated to the NSW Rural Fire Service and WIRES

https://www.kukukachu.com/blogs/a-day-in-the-life/cause-starting-the-new-year-with-a-bang

At the start of every New Year, a create a day with no distractions and allow space and dream up my goals and intentions for what's to come. I found it eerily difficult this time around when I sat down with Newman yesterday; pen, paper and highlighters at the ready. It felt somewhat wrong to think about my plans for the future when so many people on the East Coast of Australia are struggling in their present, fighting for their homes, lives and not to mention the devastating amount of loss of wildlife to our beautiful country. It's hard to not feel overwhelmed and helpless at this bushfire emergency. Our country is on fire with over 5 Million hectares of our homes, people, communities have been affected and 500 Million animals lives lost already. The fires are predicted to worsen this week.

These fires started in October and had crushing damage to my home town of Port Macquarie, and lost up to 350 koalas by the end of November. My Parents town was evacuated, and having them decide to stay and try to protect their property had me riddled with anxiety and shook me to my core. I felt unbelievably helpless watching this all unfold, and I remember sitting down with a couple of my amazing friends discussing how it felt somewhat wrong to work away as usual in our businesses when all of this was going on around us. We are now in the 4th month of these fires continuing to rage our coast line and have heard so many stories of people affected by this tragedy and our Rural Fire Service not having the funding they need.

So to kick the New Year off with a better bang I've decided to do what I can within my small business to help and to hope that I will inspire others to do so. Every little bit helps...

• For the month of January 100% of profits from our Educational Offerings (including Portfolio Reviews) will be donated to the NSW Rural Fire Service and WIRES

The Rural Fire Service Donation Page

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/volunteer/support-your-local-brigade

Wildlife Emergency Bushfire Appeal

https://www.wires.org.au/donate/emergency-fund


Thank you so much for your support! Let's do this!
~ Alana x

15/10/2019

Given the large size of the printing industry, and the extraordinary volume of chemicals it consumes, it is not surprising that it also generates a significant amount of pollution.

Gaseous emissions have been identified as the second greatest pollution problem for the textile industry – and these are largely generated in printing.

If we can choose to use ethical and sustainable methods of printing why not go that extra mile and design our prints to help reduce the amount of inks used that contributes to the pollition problem at hand from the very beginning of cencept.

Working backwards is the way of the future; lets no longer design from a place of aesthetics first, but explore our options of manufacturing and then design to cater for the better choices that are available to us.

New prints from our minimal collection added to the library ✨

07/10/2019

Super excited to introduce the latest sustainable sample fabric to the Kukukachu collections 🤗
(courtesy of our friends at Think Positive Prints )

The Vita Econyl Nylon Lycra is made from regenerated nylon ~ made from plastic which is pulled from the ocean.

Perfectamungo for our swimwear clients, it is 20% flatter than your normal Matt Nylon LYCRA, even though it still has the same classic power and coverage. Thanks to its innovative construction, it is more chlorine resistant than your average swimwear fabric. Whoop whoop! 🙌

We’ll be showing these bad boys in Sydney this week with our pals Partridge Agency 💕

25/09/2019

Stopped by The Design Kids yesterday and chatted about all things textiles, sustainability and other tidbits. Thanks so much for having me guys and giving the doggos so much love 🤗

22/09/2019

Our pals at B Recording who created our awesome Kukukachu track are offering the ultimate rebrand package for any biz owner friends out there.

Check out behind the scenes of the super fun time we had working with them on the Kuku track: https://youtu.be/0yxoeHAKx6o

16/09/2019

✨ Client Feature ✨

Today we’re celebrating our lovely client Emily from YIREH. She is an absolutely amazing woman who designs from her heart, her sustainable values and has always been an open book when it’s comes to her personal and professional journey.

We interviewed Emily on our blog and chatted to her about her efforts in mindful design and ways in which she does her part to help our environment ☀️

Check it out ~ https://www.kukukachu.com/blogs/a-day-in-the-life/client-feature-yireh-on-mindful-design

Oh and how adorable is her daughter Paisley!? 🤗

03/09/2019

For a long time now I have been in conflict with my values and how they align with the fashion industry. Since the beginning, it's always been about creating beautiful artworks; seeing people wearing our designs as I walk down the street makes my heart fill with joy. However, the more I learn about the enormous damaging affects our industry has on humanity and the environment, the more it makes my heart break...

For a long time now I have been in conflict with my values and how they align with the fashion industry. Since the beginning, it's always been about creating beautiful artworks; seeing people wearing our designs as I walk down the street makes my heart fill with joy. However, the more I learn about....

06/06/2019

💕🎉✨Guess who’s birthday it is today!? 🎉💕✨

This little man turns 3 and to celebrate, Newman wants to offer you a sweet 20% off all our educational offerings for the day. He’s a pretty nice guy hey?

Join in the celebration and enter code: HBNEWMAN at the check out 🎉