The story
One store, one selection, four seasons a year
Rare Season began as a single space in Tirana, on the simple idea that a store does not need to sell everything — it needs to choose well. Today we work with eight independent designers from across Europe, each present with one limited collection for the season.
We keep no permanent stock. When a collection is gone, it does not come back — that is where the name comes from.
The workshop
Materials that last
Every product that reaches us passes a simple check: where the leather comes from, who stitched it, and whether it can still be repaired in five years. If the answer to the last one is no, we do not take it.
We repair free of charge in the first year, and at cost afterwards, for anything bought at Rare Season.
The programme
Rare Season Arts
Twice a year we open our spaces to young artists and photographers from the region. The exhibitions are open to the public and free of charge.
