“The shape [of the jumpsuit] goes back to Constructivist Russia. It was a non sexualized uniform for everyone, about covering your body in order to function.” –Richard Malone

Irish designer Richard Malone was inspired by his working-class background to create a unisex garment made out of recycled yarns from a factory near his studio in North London. The Jumpsuit Specimen not only alludes to egalitarian notions of gender and labor equality, but it also envisions a world in which garments are produced responsibly and ethically.
–Anna Burckhardt, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Architecture and Design