A mélange fleece sweatshirt in a super-slouchy silhouette gets branded with an Acne Studios label stitched on the outside. Crewneck. Long sleeves with rib cuffs. 100% cotton. Dry clean. Made in Portugal. SPACE: A shop for emerging and advanced designers. Jonny Johansson cofounded the multidisciplinary ACNE Studios (the letters stand for Ambition to Create Novel Expressions) in Stockholm in 1996. The following year, a collection of raw denim launched the clothing line. The brand has since come to embody modern, conceptual minimalism..