Küzem jün / Wool theories captures Dunie Team’s desire to learn from Central Asian nomadic crafts techniques centered around wool.

In Kazakh there are several terms that refer to sheared wool depending on the season and the purpose it will subsequently be used for. Küzem jün refers to the wool that is sheared in the fall, therefore there hasn’t been a long time since the summer shearing and the wool is short, easily cleaned and felted. This is the wool used to make any household items, carpets and applied art oeuvres. 

Taking into consideration that for many centuries wool items were a central piece to come up with shelter, to decorate them, to create everyday use attributes and persevere through the harsh weather on the territories of nomadic cultures of Central Asian we wish for this traditions to find its continuity in us. Through the project Küzem jün / Wool theories we, as both design studio and young cultural practitioners are trying to learn the ways of wool, felting, shym shi (reed mat weaving) to understand its qualities. Mobility, resilience and durability for critical realities.