# About The Kanso Collective: makers across Asia, sold direct

> The Kanso Collective sells work by independent makers across Asia, direct from the maker. Its first maker is Aubrey Kurlansky, an artist in Bangkok whose silk twill scarves cost $219 for a 90 cm square.

Source: https://thekansocollective.com/about · Last updated: 2026-10-17

Last updated October 17, 2026

The Kanso Collective sells work by independent makers across Asia, direct from the maker. Its first maker is Aubrey Kurlansky, an artist in Bangkok whose silk twill scarves cost $219 for a 90 cm square.

## Who we are

The Kanso Collective is run by Zeebo UK Ltd, a company in the United Kingdom, and started in 2026. We work with makers across Asia and sell their work direct, so the price pays for the craft rather than a label or a chain of middlemen.

## How we work

-   **We name the maker.** Every product page says who made it, where, and the tradition it comes from.
-   **We keep the craft.** Shapes, patterns and methods with a history behind them, in honest materials like silk twill and dense cotton twill.
-   **We sell direct.** From the maker to you, with no wholesalers or department stores in between. That's how an artist's 90 cm silk twill scarf costs $219 here.
-   **We add makers slowly,** one at a time, once we've worn their work ourselves.

## Our makers

### Aubrey Kurlansky, silk scarves, Bangkok

Aubrey Kurlansky silk scarves are artist-designed silk twill squares, long scarves, pareos and kimonos from Bangkok, printed on both sides and hand-hemmed, with the artist's signature printed in each design. A 90 cm square is $219. Aubrey spent years designing interiors for luxury hotels in Singapore and Bangkok before turning to silk; every design starts as his own artwork. [See the scarves](https://thekansocollective.com/aubrey-kurlansky/).

### The Kanso Cut, cotton twill pants, Pakistan

A century-old Japanese workwear shape, roomy through the seat and slim below the knee, in dense cotton twill. $110, in black, navy, olive and stone. The waitlist is open. [See the Kanso Cut](https://thekansocollective.com/kanso-cut).

## What we don't do

-   We don't sell through department stores or marketplaces.
-   We don't make fast fashion: pieces are made in small runs or to order.

## Contact

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