ABOUT THIS EVENT
It all started with a shirt in Cape Town. We were visiting a café when we came across a small clothing corner selling pieces from KAPPY, a Seoul-based brand founded in 2020. We loved their approach to clothing, built around their ‘3 LESS’ philosophy: sizeless, genderless and timeless. So when we started thinking about creating something wearable for DAK, we remembered KAPPY and sent them an email. One thing led to another, and together we created a striped denim work jacket inspired by life at our roastery, with little details from both brands.
We had the pleasure of collaborating with Kappy Design on a joint piece, and they also brought some of their samples along for a sample sale. From the very beginning, the energy between us felt right, when we proposed the idea of a pop-up together, they were immediately on board and brought exactly the kind of enthusiasm and intention that makes a collaboration truly work. We love what they do and how they do it.
On 3 October 2025, KAPPY’s co-founders KANGA and J travelled all the way from Seoul to take over our Amsterdam showroom for a day. They brought a selection of pieces from their collection, and we finally got to launch our jacket together. What made the day especially fun was seeing two communities meet. KAPPY fans who had never heard of DAK came to discover our coffee, while our regulars got to know a brand they’d probably never have come across otherwise.
A little bit of Seoul in Amsterdam, lots of conversations, coffee and clothes, and a lovely way to celebrate a collaboration that started with a random discovery in a café. A big thank you to KANGA and J for making the trip and saying yes to that first email. You can read more about the collaboration in our first book, DAK in Every Sense.
Photos: Diniz Janssen
