A hand-altered camouflage cap reassembled from personal and post-consumer materials. A “TECHNO” patch was spray-stencilled with repurposed acrylic paint on deadstock cotton canvas, then hand-stitched to the crown. The rear closure has been replaced with braided fabric ties made from textile scraps, completing a new adjustable structure.
Category: Reconstructed
File under: Techno, Post-Industrial Freedom, Upcycling, 1990s Berlin
Originally belonging to the artist’s father, this camouflage cap carries both familial and cultural residue. The addition of the “TECHNO” patch references Berlin’s post-Wall underground—an era when sound, survival, and subculture merged inside abandoned spaces.
The handmade reconstruction transforms a utilitarian object of camouflage into a statement of visibility: militant in form, collective in spirit, echoing the do-it-yourself ethos of early rave culture.
A hand-altered camouflage cap reassembled from personal and post-consumer materials. A “TECHNO” patch was spray-stencilled with repurposed acrylic paint on deadstock cotton canvas, then hand-stitched to the crown. The rear closure has been replaced with braided fabric ties made from textile scraps, completing a new adjustable structure.
Category: Reconstructed
File under: Techno, Post-Industrial Freedom, Upcycling, 1990s Berlin
Originally belonging to the artist’s father, this camouflage cap carries both familial and cultural residue. The addition of the “TECHNO” patch references Berlin’s post-Wall underground—an era when sound, survival, and subculture merged inside abandoned spaces.
The handmade reconstruction transforms a utilitarian object of camouflage into a statement of visibility: militant in form, collective in spirit, echoing the do-it-yourself ethos of early rave culture.
Format: Modified cap
Base: Camouflage cotton blend
Patch: Hand-stencilled “TECHNO” text on deadstock cotton canvas
Closure: Reconstructed with braided fabric ties (adjustable)
Branding: Hand-stitched Chains label at back
Provenance: Artist’s father, Ontario
Condition: Functional, intentionally distressed
