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Engineering
is a true art.

Named after the Italian word for ‘cicada,’ CICALA uses apparel as a medium to deliver the message that the creations of engineering are true art. Going a step further, we do not view clothing merely as fashion, but interpret it as an object of engineering to forge entirely new creations.

Mechanical Engineering

Thermal DynamicFluid Dynamic

Computer Engineering

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Architectural Engineering

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SPECIMEN — CICALA SEPTENDECIM
The Manifesto

CICALA is born from silence and light. Like the cicada that waits years beneath the surface to live only a handful of days in the sun, every piece we design begins with a long, unseen period — patient research, tested loads, quiet iteration.

We believe the true value of invention isn't only in the result. It's in the courage to keep testing, in the invisible time where a rough idea slowly resolves into a working equation.

For more than two hundred million years, the cicada has never stopped emerging. CICALA carries that same signal forward — the discipline of perseverance, the beauty of a brief and brilliant moment, and the passion of those who dare to build.

CICALA — the sound of courage, the voice of invention.

01 — Shirts Collection

Engineering, printed at true scale.

Four series, four chapters of engineering theory — back-printed and worn as art of engineering, not decoration.

Thermodynamics Series 1 — back print on a black tee
Series N°.01

Thermodynamics Series 1

An open gas-turbine cycle, diagrammed with the law of conservation of energy.

Thermodynamics Series 2 — back print on a steel-grey tee
Series N°.02

Thermodynamics Series 2

A full thermodynamic systems diagram, printed on a steel-grey base fabric.

Aerospace Series — back print on a white tee
Series N°.03

Aerospace Series

The complexity of a rocket engine, schematized and back-printed as a mark of engineering devotion.

Dynamics Series — back print on a sleeveless tee
Series N°.04

Dynamics Series

A damped free-vibration system, rendered as differential-equation graphics.

02 — Mask Collection

Protection, engineered to breathe.

Built from facial-curvature analysis and airflow optimization — protective gear designed like a system, not an accessory.

CICALA mask — teal colorway with gold trim CICALA mask — white colorway with tan trim CICALA mask — olive colorway with brown trim
Concept 01

Technical Gear: Perfect Fit & Color

A minimal design across three military/basic colorways, holding its shape and tension in any environment.

CICALA mask worn in an urban alley CICALA mask worn on a city walk
Concept 02

Urban Performance

Hardware apparel designed to deliver engineered protection and a refined silhouette for everyday city life.

Facial-curvature fit diagram for the CICALA mask's ergonomic airflow system
Concept 03

Ergonomic Airflow System

Facial curvature analyzed to optimize breathing space, with pressure distribution designed to minimize fatigue on long wears.

Wear the equation.

New drops surface the way a cicada does — rarely, and worth the wait. Join the list to know the moment a series emerges.

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