Our built environment has the ability to make us feel the full scope of emotions – from the serenity of a homecoming to the trepidation of entering a sacred space. Just as the work of architect Tadao Ando speaks of serenity and stillness, the new collection from Kowtow conveys the power of simplicity. The Silent Space forms part 1 of the label’s summer 2013/14 collection, which will be shadowed by The Stolen Space in October.

Tailored shapes and oversized garments display a neutral colour palette of bone, lemon, white and grey, with accents of summer coral in a geometric print. Shirt-dresses, tunics, parkers and jumpsuits carry architecturally inspired names like skylight, shadow and building block, reinforcing the collection’s tagline that ‘the body is only passing through’. Director Gosia Piatek has crafted a chic range of designs from premium-certified fairtrade and organic cotton, as well as dyes free from pesticides and formaldehyde.

Find Kowtow at We Live Like This in Paddington and online at Greenhorse, EcoLuv and Ecobird.