TL;DR—Konundrum offers a modular garment system which provides trans-seasonal, all-weather and cross-functional utility.
Jan-Philipp Kosfeld, the founder of Konundrum—a fashion innovation studio+brand based in Frankfurt, Germany—is pioneering practical application of modular principles in physical garments.
Modularity cannot simply be overlain onto existing garment parts and seams. A truly modular garment must withstand a lifetime of remixing, without becoming cumbersome. Over the past years, Jan-Philipp has fine-tuned his system, overcoming current hardware and material constraints by designing and custom manufacturing proprietary components.
Jan-Philipp now operates Konundrum with his partner, Annika Langhammer, who together envision Konundrum as a locus of interaction among creators and innovators. Since modularity nourishes more granular and interrelated contributions [more on that here], this vision of garment-system-as-platform feels like a highly potent prototype for how fashion can be more collaborative, resilient, and balanced (between style and function) in the long run.
You can explore his system here, at Konundrum’s configurator page:
