ABOUT

Atelier E.B (Edinburgh Bruxelles) is the company name under which the designer Beca Lipscombe and the artist Lucy McKenzie sign their collaborative projects. The group was formed in 2007, and since 2011 the pair have operated as a fashion label which has used local production methods and alternatives forms of distribution and display. Lipscombe and McKenzie place art and design on an equal footing, applying methodologies from both spheres.

Atelier E.B’s intention from the beginning has been to explore the commercial realities of production and distribution, and by extension, to incorporate the expertise and pragmatism of the applied arts to fine art.  Underpinning their ethos is a desire to form new associations, where both research-led and self-generated material combine a vision which is both personal and critical of contemporary hierarchies.  Of utmost importance is their desire to work with the best in industry and independent producers and thinkers. 

Works to date include commissioned displays and interiors for public and private space, fashion, textiles, furniture, exhibitions, events and publishing.

Publication titles
  • ‘The Inventors of Tradition’, 2011, Koenig
  • ‘Ost End Girls’, 2013, Koenig
  • ‘IOTII, 2015,’ Koenig
  • ‘Passer-by’, 2018, Koenig
  • ‘Calendar 2026’, 2025, Bierke Verlag

Our collaborative partner index® was born from a belief in the functional value of essential garments and a culture of research, technical design, manufacturing and innovation that spanned more than a decade at the apex of the European apparel industry. What started as an experimental lab to showcase state-of-the-art developments, has evolved into a fully structured contemporary brand renowned for extreme quality and garment expertise. 

With access to a premium Portuguese-based supply chain, index® follows the Japanese idea that incremental innovations can reap significant change. Adopting a factory to client business model, index® experiments with fabrics, processes and finishings, to create premium quality garments.

All photography by Rogério Ribeiro