Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) was a German artist, teacher, and art theorist who is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century. Beuys’ work is grounded in the transformative and the guided principle of art’s ability to heal through its psychological, social, and/or political subject matter. Core, also is the concept that art, common materials, and one's "everyday life" are ultimately inseparable.

Comprised of a simple jacket and a pair of trousers made from coarse grey felt and issued in an edition of 100, Joseph Beuys’ “Felt Suit,“ is tailored after one of Joseph Beuys’ own suits only with extended sleeves and legs. Beuys wore the original suit in a performance event protesting the Vietnam War at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 1971. This simple ensemble without buttons or buttonholes was intended to convey the idea of warmth which for Beuys was not only a physical state but also a spiritual idea and a catalyst for artistic and political evolution.