a Palestinian clothing project that began with the question “Al dar wein?” (“Where is home?”), a question connected to the refugee experience and the ongoing search for place and belonging.
we founded the project to build a complete production process within Palestine, from design and sewing to printing and embroidery, and to create a space bringing together clothing, art and design.
our aim was to offer something different, originating in Palestine but capable of reaching a global audience.
the project also relied on collaboration with artists and designers from different backgrounds, turning their ideas and artworks into designs and garments.
we collaborated with artists from Palestine, Syria, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Darwin was an experiment in local production and artistic collaboration, and an attempt to use clothing to carry Palestinian ideas and stories into the world.