Momoyogusa SS27: A 1909 Pattern Book Art-Directs a 2027 Capsule In 1909, Kyoto designer Kamisaka Sekka published Momoyogusa ("A World of Things"), three volumes of woodblock-printed patterns so flat and graphic they still look modern a century later. I trained a Recraft V4 Style on eight plates from the Cleveland Museum of Art's public-domain copy, keeping Sekka's flat colour fields, metallic accents and empty paper grounds. Then I handed him a 2027 brief: a streetwear capsule. His winter river became a quilted puffer, his cranes climbed onto chunky trainers, his peonies bloomed on headphones, and his dancers came back in matching tracksuits. A pattern book from 1909, working as a fashion house's design studio.

So clean and aesthetic!

What if the Old Masters designed sportswear? While taking part in the Recraft contest, I started thinking about how to mix classical painting with modern brands. I experimented with 18th–19th-century oil painting aesthetics and thought: why not take this idea further and create an entire sportswear brand around it? Classic art, modern athletes, contemporary fashion. A little unexpected? Maybe. But that's what makes it fun! So, I created a sportswear brand concept that brings these two worlds together. The result is right below 👇

Recraft project: https://www.recraft.ai/project/ae17a521-566c-457e-9482-d4b94157111f

Recraft Style: https://www.recraft.ai/styles/ad18be45-ba13-4470-87d4-304caf063f96

Social posts: LinkedIn / X

Archive references:

https://art.thewalters.org/object/37.2392/

https://art.thewalters.org/object/37.887/

https://art.thewalters.org/object/37.9/

Sick art direction