Journal
A place to share stories from behind the scenes at AKYN, meet our makers, and interviews with people that inspire us.
Last month, we were honoured to win the Editor’s Choice - Cross Industry Award at the Country and Townhouse Future Icons Awards. Ahead of the awards ceremony, AKYN founder and creative director Amy...
Loved by our Kynfolk, our Dree coat brings an understated elegance to everyday dressing. Crafted in Portugal from a considered mix of undyed European flax linen and responsibly sourced wool and fi...
Following the launch of our Conversation Starters collections, which celebrates the power of conversation in creating change, our founder and creative director Amy Powney sat down with fellow chang...
A heartfelt thank you to everyone that stepped into the world of AKYN and joined us for our first pop-up store. We loved connecting, and reconnecting, with so many of our Kynfolk. Thank you to Tank...
Earlier this week, we gathered a group of our Kynfolk to celebrate the launch of our Conversation Starters capsule collection. The evening was a celebration of connection and creativity, and brough...
In her studio in Wivenhoe, Essex, ceramicist Isabelle Taylor-Jones creates pieces that are both beautiful and deeply thoughtful. Through Dantes Ceramics, she shapes raw clay into simple, everyday f...
Our Conversation Starters collection is a capsule of subtle yet thought-provoking pieces designed to make a quiet statement while inviting intrigue and starting a dialogue about the subjects that m...
The first drop of our second collection has arrived. Discover the inspiration and elevated details behind creative director Amy Powney’s designs, the hero styles of Collection 002 and how our lates...
Next in our Conversations with Kynfolk series, we sat down with chief executive and fashion director of London-based quarterly title TANK Magazine, editor of online magazine, Because, BFC Trustee, ...
Designed by women, for women, the new Amy Powney + Finisterre collection launched today, bringing you closer to the sea, no matter where you are in the world. Finisterre's first womenswear-only c...
Introducing our creative director and founder Amy Powney’s latest collaboration – an exclusive womenswear capsule collection for pioneering cold-water surf and coastal lifestyle brand, Finisterr...
Timeless and endlessly versatile, Noor is our signature hero jacket – an elevated essential that redefines transitional dressing. Designed to carry you effortlessly from day to night, and from sea...
For the latest in our Conversations with Kynfolk series, we spoke to sustainability strategist, systems thinker and writer, Rachel Arthur, who we are thrilled to have as a member of the AKYN Adviso...
Next in our Conversations with Kynfolk series, we spoke to Grace Forrest, the founding director of Walk Free – an international human rights group working to accelerate the end of all forms of mode...
As CEO of Textile Exchange – a global non-profit accelerating action on climate and nature across the fashion, textile, and apparel industry – Claire Bergkamp is helping to lead the global fashion...
A hero piece of our debut Collection 001, our Elsie jacket perfectly exemplifies everything that AKYN stands for – a refined, contemporary interpretation of a classic wardrobe staple, crafted eth...
This time last week, our founder and creative director Amy Powney hosted an intimate dinner in London to celebrate the launch of AKYN and thank some of our incredible Kynfolk who have made it all p...