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COLLECTION 01
NOCTURNE FIELD
Release 10 / 26
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01
Signal
KESTRA builds clothing on the border between textile and instrument.
Every piece carries its own signature of sensing, cut and light. Collection 01 was built for people who move through dense cities after dark — where being seen is not a style decision but a safety margin.
System
Nocturne Field
Pieces
04
Release
10 / 26
Status
Live
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Collection
Collection 01 — Nocturne Field
Four pieces, one system. Each garment is issued with its own charge number and a measured specification — nothing on it is styling.
KS-0417
Outer Shell
Series 01
Nocturne Shell
Thermo-adaptive outer skin with adaptive venting. It reads body temperature and ambient light, then opens or seals without being asked.
Weight
980 g
Construction
20 000 mm
Rated
−12 °C
KS-0421
Head System
Series 01
Halo Hood
A sealed hood volume that holds its shape in wind. Peripheral vision stays open at 186 degrees and the collar closes without a drawcord.
Weight
142 g
Construction
3-point seal
Rated
186° field
KS-0433
Mid Layer
Series 01
Vector Liner
Grid-knit mid layer that moves moisture outward and heat inward. Packs into its own chest pocket at just under a litre.
Weight
310 g
Construction
Grid knit 120
Rated
Packs to 0.9 L
KS-0448
Outer Layer
Series 01
Drift Overshell
A longer cut, made for standing still. Welded seams throughout, reflect filament routed along arm and back so you read as a shape, not a blur.
Weight
620 g
Construction
Welded seams
Rated
420 cd/lx
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Material
Read the surface
The outer shell is one membrane doing three jobs. Move the pointer across the plate — the aperture magnifies whatever sits beneath it and the markers report what you are looking at.
Membrane
Thermo-adaptive · 42 g/m²
Seams
Welded · no stitch
Signal
Reflect filament · 420 cd/lx
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Field test
Six weeks of weather
Collection 01 was worn, not photographed, for six weeks across Berlin. Rain, the wind that only exists between blocks, night traffic at eye level. What follows is what survived that.
Test period
42 days
Conditions
Rain · 4–11 °C
Wear cycles
61
Reported failures
00
Fig. 04 — Berlin · 04:12 CEST
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Specification
Nocturne Shell — KS-0417
Outer membrane
Thermo-adaptive laminate · 42 g/m²
Water column
20 000 mm
Breathability
18 000 g/m²/24h
Seams
Welded · Ø 0.8 mm · no stitch
Reflect
Filament · 420 cd/lx · arm and back
Insulation
None — engineered for layering
Hardware
Anodised alloy · no branding
Total weight
980 g (size M)
Care
30 °C · no softener · re-proof at 20 washes
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Origin
Jonas Vehrs
Founder · Berlin
Fig. 06 — Studio
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Field notes
Notes from the test
Short entries written during the wear test. No conclusions, just what happened.
Berlin · 04:12 CEST
Rain does not fall evenly in a city
Six weeks of wear testing across Kreuzberg and Marzahn. What the shell had to survive was not the rain — it was the wind between the blocks.
Rotterdam · 22:40 CEST
Reading light that isn’t there
Reflect filament is useless if it only answers headlights. We routed it for the angles a driver actually sees you from.
Studio · 09:05 CEST
Nothing here is decorative
Every line on Collection 01 is a seam, a vent or a signal. If a detail could not explain itself, it did not ship.
Access — Collection 01
Issued once, in one batch.
400 units, made in Berlin, released 10 / 26. Registration closes when the batch is allocated — there is no restock and no second colourway.
400 units
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Ships 10 / 26
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Made in Berlin