Paulina Münzing and Gent Berbatovci, the designers behind Berlin-based brand Grandexport, make “post heritage luxury products” from disused garments – “each piece becomes a conversation between us,” they say
- Who is it? Grandexport is the label from Berlin-based design duo Paulina Münzing and Gent Berbatovci.
- Why do I want it? For time-slipped pieces made from forgotten fabrics, as clever as they are wearable.
- Where can I find it? Grandexport will soon be available at H Lorenzo, Los Angeles.
Who is it? Four years before they had even an inkling of what the clothes would look like, designers Paulina Münzing and Gent Berbatovci had a name for their label: Grandexport, borrowed from a street near their home in Berlin which is lined with import-export shops that sell “everything from fragrance to car tyres, TVs to children’s playthings.” “We liked it because you don’t know what it is,” says Berbatovci of the cryptic quality the name shares with the shops. It’s a fitting provenance for a brand with a knack for transposition: following a small first drop at the start of 2026, its second, and most recent, collection, Trophies, carries military knitwear, old GDR blankets and secondhan...