Fashion At 150 BPM: The aesthetic universe of Blackworks Lab.


THE BEGINNING


The start was intimate and almost naïve: a T-shirt designed during the pandemic by Dani and his


Jesús. They barely knew Photoshop, but the piece carried something beyond the technical: it held the seed of a project that would grow into an emblem.


Jesús, with his aesthetic sensibility, remains to this day a reference point in the brand’s DNA. “Even now, he continues to influence our creations, and we keep him present in every step we take,” they recall.


Defining the aesthetic of Blackworks Lab comes down to three words: dark, industrial, avant-garde.


Dark, because it connects with the pa- lette of techno and the intensity of the night.


Industrial, for the harshness of its tex- tures and its constant reference to the urban and the mechanical.


Avant-garde, because it refuses to simply replicate the classics; instead, it reimagines them through design and fashion, with a contemporary language that speaks to both club culture and the street.


The inspirations that drive this visual language are as rich as chaotic: bruta- list architecture, concrete blocks, ur- ban distortion, noise.


Music is the cross-current: from ’90s techno to metal, from punk to the dar- kest trap.


In fashion, references range from Dem- na at Balenciaga or Virgil Abloh at Off- White to independent projects like Na- med Collective. Everything coexists in an imaginary that isn’t afraid to mix chaos with coherence.


father, THE CREATIVE PROCESS


“Our creative process, like the process of many artists, may seem chaotic at first, but out of that messy energy, powerful ideas always emerge,” they confess.


Carmen and José work together, cros- sing inspirations and references, thou- gh they also develop ideas individually that later converge.


The result is collections that reflect each one’s individuality, but above all the strength of working as one.


Anyone who’s been to a Blackworks event knows the scene: as soon as the doors open, dozens of ravers rush to the merch stand before even stepping onto the dancefloor.


They want to be the first to debut the pieces that night. “The Blackworks crowd has always been loyal, and they wait anxiously for every new collection,” they say.


In this way, clothing becomes part of the rave ritual: an object of desire that marks belonging.


It’s no surprise that the drops tied to special moments: Halloween, IFEMA and key


ceremonial weight. nights carry an almost


“We want each piece to be a memory of the experience the crowd lived,” they explain.


Every garment works as a tangible reminder of a night, and as testimony of having been there. Fashion and event inevitably collide, because both are born from the same source: the energy of being part of something.


COLLABORATIONS


In 2023 they surprised everyone with SNTS, but their vision goes far beyond DJs.


“We like to collaborate with artists because they’re an essential part of what Blackworks means: we wouldn’t exist without them,” they affirm.


Blackworks Lab also works with graphic artists and visual creators, giving them a space to reinterpret the collective’s imagery.


Clothing becomes an expanded field, where music, fashion, and art feed into each other.


NEW BEGINNINGS


Now they look to the future with what they call New Beginnings. The brand is expanding in two directions: LAB, as streetwear that transcends the events to live in the city; and NIGHT CLUBS, the line that will continue fueling the dancefloor experience.


The 2025 and 2026 collections remain under wraps, but they promise to further expand the aesthetic universe of Blackworks.


“We want to grow within the techno scene and also in the fashion world, consolidating a language of our own in both universes,” Carmen and José summarize.


More than clothes, more than parties, more than techno: Blackworks has become an ecosystem where music, aesthetics, and community constantly feed into each other.


In a present where the boundaries between club culture and streetwear are increasingly blurred, Blackworks Lab proves that fashion can hit as hard as a 150 BPM kick drum.


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