ANDRY CHEN

Name inspired from the old Latin terminologies “ ex ante”, which means “from before” from the letters and derivations as predicting, before the event, the concept of Ex;ante is aim at displaying stories of communities with elements of life, festivals, cultural items and crafts, seeking for the new possibility from the cultural heritage.  

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 Project Embryo is the first collection of bags and accessories following Ex;ante's ethos. 

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Drawing inspiration from researching products, stories, histories from the different communities among worldwide areas, looking forward to adapting the lost, endangered technics, forms, and stories of craft communities and the background of specific ethnic groups to the modern fashion society, the aim of this project is to arouse the consciousness of the local communities, the accumulations of human intelligence, and creating an opportunity to revive the endangered craft or traditional industries through the application of fashion accessories.