FABRIC: CELLULOSE FIBER
Regions: North Carolin, USA
Fabric Name:
Cellulose Fiber
Origin:
North Carolina, USA
Who made our dye:
Simplifyber
What makes this so special:
From her previous life as a luxury fashion designer, it is apparent that Maria Intscher-Owrang, co-founder of Simplifyber, brings a heightened aesthetic approach and thoughtful level of detail to her business. From the array of finished textures and forms they are molding to show prototypes, to the explorations of surfaces that could be used in a myriad of applications, this “fabric” has incredible potential to shift how we make the things we wear. With a focus on 100% biodegradability, this cellulose-based material is being “formed” into clothing and accessories that will disrupt the tradition of cut and sew.
“Natural fibers to make three-dimensional objects...without the need for yarn, fabric, cutting and sewing.”
“ [The fashion industry is] using outdated techniques from the first industrial revolution to make everything…what we’re offering is a completely new approach.
- Maria Intscher-Owrang/Cellulose Fiber
Maria Intscher-Owrang
Maria Intscher-Owrang is a fashion innovator and critically-acclaimed designer. Her designs have been featured on the covers and pages of the international fashion press for two decades. Her research into sustainable and ethical luxury began in 2006, while designing for two of the first pioneering brands to take on these initiatives. Skilled in design direction, research, trend analysis, fashion illustration, textile design/sourcing, and draping, Maria is a highly creative designer with international experience and a passionate advocate for the modernization of the fashion industry. Through Simplifyber Maria is devoted to producing the "Apparel of the Future". By utilizing malleable, cotton-like biodegradable garments and shoes created by injecting liquid into molds, circumvents the need for cutting, stitching or weaving. SimpliFyber's mission is to nothing less than to revolutionize the world's footwear and apparel Industries with a one-of-a kind, completely biodegradable material formula and eco-friendly additive manufacturing system.