Limited Artefact · Edition of 100
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Artist Statement
Every BESTIA I cut and build entirely myself, in my workshop in Łódź. One hundred numbered pieces. Around fifteen hours of work — mine alone — in each one. This is not production. This is the opposite of production.
— Darius Migula
Geometric embroidery forms the skeleton. Hand-placed faux fur fills each field. It exits the surface. Three-dimensional. Irreversible.
One colour family, multiple textures — felt at close range. Cut along the grain. Zero margin for error. I construct each piece after the order — alone, in my workshop in Łódź. No two pieces identical.
One decision determines everything. How much tension to apply at the moment the thread exits the surface. Too little — the embroidery falls flat. Too much — the substrate tears.
No correction. No way back.
I cut each underlay by hand along the grain. I build each piece after the order. Alone, in my workshop in Łódź. Fifteen hours per piece.
The making of BESTIA — from the first decision to the numbered piece.
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€550
Measure your chest at the widest point.
1 · S 86–94 cm ·
2 · M 94–102 cm ·
3 · L 102–112 cm ·
4 · XL 112–122 cm
Garment chest: S 96 · M 102 · L 108 · XL 114 cm. Pre-washed — it will not shrink out of line. Choose your module in the Codex configurator.
3–7 days. One maker.
Machine wash 30°C. Wears under a jacket. Survives a backpack strap.
No backing means nothing stiff to crack or peel — the structure is held by thread tension, and thread tension does not delaminate.
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Prefer direct correspondence? darius@migulastudio.com
BESTIA is Level V of the Ladder — the same technique, taken as far as it goes. Every piece is also a numbered page in the Migula Codex 2026.
No. It is a structure. Geometric embroidery forms the skeleton. Hand-placed faux fur fills each field. The result exits the surface of the fabric. Three-dimensional. Irreversible. This is not decoration placed on top — it is construction through the fabric.
One hundred. Released in waves. The first twenty-five are available now. That is not a marketing device — it is an accurate description of what one atelier and one maker can produce at this level of resolution. Each piece is numbered. Each piece carries two numbers: its edition number (01–100, unique to BESTIA) and a separate Codex 2026 page number, part of the shared 300-page record across every line.
BESTIA runs true to standard sizing. The base is 93% cotton, 7% elastane — pre-washed to remove residual shrink. Module 1·S fits 86–94 cm chest, Module 2·M fits 94–102 cm, Module 3·L fits 102–112 cm, Module 4·XL fits 112–122 cm. See the fit guide for exact garment measurements. Write to darius@migulastudio.com if you need a specific fit confirmed before ordering.