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Jersey
Care guides|June 2025
Jersey is a knitted fabric commonly used to make T-shirts, loungewear, and more. Properly caring for your jersey garments will help maintain their softness and stretch.
Notes|June 2025
Drawing life into all living things
Our friend Olga Prader’s illustrations bring a personal, playful touch to the seasonal ARKET CAFÉ collections. Her characters – inspired by fruit, vegetables, and natural rhythms – tell quiet stories of longing, mischief, and everyday joy.
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Currently based in Paris, Olga Prader is a Swiss-born illustrator and graphic designer, schooled at ECAL in Lausanne and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. She’s a long-time friend of ours, and to our great joy, she’s also the artist behind the drawings featured in our ARKET CAFÉ collection – depicting the cycle of the seasons through lifelike, humorous characters from the field, forest, and garden.
When we spoke ahead of the launch, she told us about her relationship with drawing – a practice that naturally reflects many of her personal thoughts and emotions.
'Illustration was always a side project for me. When I was in school, I did some drawings on the side and printed my own fanzines and stuff. And then when I started working, I made drawings for friends to tell stories and make them laugh. It was never something I thought I could do professionally.
Drawing is very different from my other work, in that it’s very personal. Whatever I make, it’s about telling stories related to myself or about how I feel. Whether I’m making a joke or I’m sad or a bit melancholic, I put that in the drawing as well.
I mean, you draw with your body and your hand and the way you move, so the drawings are like an extension of yourself. I have a round, strong body and really wide hands, and I love drawing hands and feet. I think you can feel my body shape and movements in the way I draw.
I really try to tell stories. They’re silent but very present. So even if I draw fruit and vegetables, there will be tiny details or movements that make you feel that there are some interactions between the characters. They’re maybe talking to each other or just waiting for something to happen.
When I depict them, they’re excited, or in love, shy, or envious. They look a bit voluptuous and sensual, a little naughty. I think it’s just a little reminder that pure virtue doesn’t exist. I’m very interested in that. That’s why they look like characters, somehow. Does that make sense?'
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Linen
Care guides|June 2025
Linen is a strong natural fibre that gets softer with use and time. It’s breathable and has a soft texture. Caring for linen properly helps maintain its natural characteristics.
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Synthetic fibres
Care guides|June 2025
Synthetic fibres such as polyester, polyamide, acrylic, and elastane have many useful properties that can be enjoyed in a variety of garments, including activewear and swimwear. They’re usually comfortable, quick-drying, and keep their shape well. However, they also shed tiny plastic particles that can enter the sea and cause harm to our ecosystems. Here’s how to care for synthetic garments.
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Silk
Care guides|June 2025
Silk is composed of incredibly fine natural protein fibres produced by silkworms. It is surprisingly strong, smooth, breathable, and transports moisture. Handle silk garments with care to maintain their smooth and lustrous texture.
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Drawing life into all living things
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Notes|June 2025
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