An Irrational element

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anirrationalelement

Location

arnhem / The Netherlands

Main Manufacturing Countries

ukraine

Nepal

slovakia

The Netherlands

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An Irrational Element finds its origin in a quote by science philosopher Karl Popper who noted that every discovery contains an irrational element. Through this philosophy An Irrational Element offers assorted goods inspired by a wide variety of subjects that are approached with a sense of irrationality.

With a further focus on textiles, production and shapes An Irrational Element aims to manufacture products that will grow and be adopted into one's life for a long time.

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An Irrational Element is in constant evolution and continues to explore the world of assorted goods each season.

The essence is found in the following quote by science philosopher Karl Popper:

'My view of the matter, for what it is worth, is that there is no such thing as a logical method of having new ideas, or a logical reconstruction of this process. My view may be expressed by saying that every discovery contains an ‘irrational element,’ or 'a creative intuition,’ in Bergson’s sense. In a similar way Einstein speaks of the 'search for those highly universal laws … from which a picture of the world can be obtained by pure deduction. There is no logical path.’ he says, 'leading to these … laws. They can only be reached by intuition, based upon something like an intellectual love (Einfühlung) of the objects of experience.’

The interpretation of this quote is to combine a sense of irrationality, or intuition if you will, as a means to create newness. This newness is shaped out of critical research and collaboration. Each season An Irrational Element presents its previous and current findings.