Desigual joins forces with Berlin-based label Ottolinger for capsule collection launch

The Barcelona-based fashion brand has added another name to its extensive roster of international collaborators. Desigual has announced a capsule collection with the Berlin-based label Ottolinger, a move that advances its strategy of collaborating with international brands and bolsters its visibility in Germany, one of its key markets both for in-store revenue and via its online channel.

The collection will launch on September 3 on the Catalan brand’s e-commerce platform and in a selection of its own stores. The range reimagines garments from the company’s archive and unsold stock, handcrafting them into new, deconstruction-inspired pieces. As a result, the capsule features designs with asymmetrical silhouettes and experimental finishes that blend Ottolinger’s creative language with Desigual’s signature prints, colours, and visual identity.

This new collaboration grew ‘organically’ from the interest of Ottolinger’s founders, Christa Bösch and Cosima Gadient, in vintage Desigual pieces, which they bought on second-hand platforms to reinterpret within their own creative universe. To develop the collection, the duo worked alongside the Spanish brand’s atelier in Barcelona. Founded in Berlin in 2015 by the Swiss-born pair, Ottolinger has established itself as one of the most influential independent labels in contemporary fashion, known for asymmetrical silhouettes, an experimental approach and a distinctive aesthetic that has seen it show regularly at Paris Fashion Week.

With this move, Desigual reaffirms its commitment to collaborating with international brands and designers as a catalyst for creative renewal and global reach. In recent months, the company has developed capsule collections alongside the French label Egonlab, the brand Botter, founded in Amsterdam by designers Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter, and more recently, the London-based Ukrainian designer Masha Popova.

Founded in 1984 by Thomas Meyer in Barcelona, Desigual currently operates in 107 countries through a network of more than 200 company-owned stores. In the 2024 financial year, the company posted total turnover of €332 million, driven by the growth of its international operations and the expansion of its digital channel.