Sustainable Fashion Design Consultancy

1. Search for ecological, recycled, organic, vegan, eco-friendly, natural materials with reduced environmental impact.
2. Search for cleaner productive processes.
3. Research of social technologies.
4. Research of natural dyeing techniques.
5. Research of zero residue modelling techniques.
6. Analysis of competing and similar products.
7. Analysis of technologies and processes.

I research every day, reading from a scientific paper about ecotextiles in Romania, partial reports from international NGOs, to the alienating eco-journalism content of some fashion magazines. Since 2007, I have tried to answer daily: how can fashion be ethical?

1. Generation of ideas, concepts, and solutions.
2. Sketches, drawings by hand, rendered and on the computer.
3. Technical drawing.
4. 3D modelling.
5. Product development.
6. Definition of product architecture.
7. DfX: Project for Sustainability, Project for Disassembly, Project for Quality, among others.

When I was 11 years old, I won a national visual arts contest, and I had my drawing exposed in a shopping mall in São Paulo. I had promised God that if I won this contest, I would study Industrial Design. So, I graduated, and every day I fulfill my promise to the superior idea of Divine. Particularly, in relation to the sustainable fashion products project, very early in my career, I was fortunate enough to be hired as an assistant creative and, later, as a fashion designer at a company that had just attended the Ethical Fashion Show, which was then held in Paris.

1. Analysis of design strategies.
2. Analysis of production strategies.
3. Analysis and selection of sustainability strategies for design.
4. Stakeholder mapping.
5. Negotiation with several companies and institutions.
6. Systems design for sustainability.

Strategic design is not just a reality for large companies and design agencies. Once, a customer from the interior of Brazil, without training or experience with design, presented me with quite evolved design requirements. Definitely, the cohesion between brand name, product type, product strategy, production strategy, target audience profile and above all sustainability strategies is possible for all sizes of companies.

1. Selection of precious gemstones.
2. Definition of stoning technique.
3. Analysis of natural and artificial gemstones.
4. Research and development of jewelry, semi-jewels, whether foundry or assembly.
5. Definition of components for jewelry.
6. Selection of suppliers for semi-jewels and jewelry.
7. Orientation of modelling for foundry jewelry.

I have worked as a Jewellery Design Coordinator for a company that used to produce about 700 semi-jewels a day. It was a fast fashion, with the generation of up to 180 models of foundry and assembly every 40 days. I had a team with creative, marketing and cost engineering assistants. In addition, I have also coordinated the magazine of the company, doing casting with top models, hiring a stylist, makeup artist, etc. To be honest: it was this intense experience that led me to Yoga and meditation, and so I learned to balance the rhythm between the fast and the slow.

1. Research and development of ecoshoes.
2. Research and development of bags.
3. Modelling of bags.
4. Selection of components and decorations.
5. Prospecting of producing companies.

I have developed some sustainable footwear for different companies, both male and female, thinking from a modelling perspective (opting for more classic and durable styles) and using only ecological materials. Above all, I can say that I was born and raised in a shoe factory. Since I was a child, I learned a lot about productive processes (injection, vulcanization, docking), as well as how to look at footwear (details that make them more commercial) with my father, who worked as a modeller and shoe designer his whole life.

1. Study of the environmental impact of a product component.
2. Quantification of emissions of a fashionable product in the environment.
3. Characterization of production residues.
4. Technical assistance for social and environmental certifications.

One of the research lines in my master’s degree was the life cycle analysis (LCA) of textile fibres for jeans composed of cotton and polyester. In Brazil, these studies are still crawling and are more concerned about large companies.

1. Design of products for special sizes.
2. System design for street dwellers.
3. Product design for the disabled.
4. Design and production in prison system.
5. Workstation design for prostitutes.
6. Design for integration of product design and crafts, emphasizing objects with textiles and embroidery.

After completing eight editions of The Street Store BH, a store where everything is free to homeless people, I am proud to say that I have a net worth of more than 800 donors and 250 volunteers. I have registered each of these people, one by one, in Excel. We serve more than 1000 homeless people, not counting the needy population. I am grateful to have created the conditions for making this systemic project possible, and I hope that more and more society will take ownership of it. Moreover, I like working for the so-called “marginalized populations,” such as prostitutes, prisoners, and scavengers. I have led three Pimp My Carroça/ Pimpex BH for the refurbishment and painting of about 20 pickup carts in total. I have a lot of amazing stories to tell about each of the social projects.

1. Most of the services of this website can be offered at low cost to young entrepreneurs, artisans, students who are starting a business, micro-entrepreneurs, and start-ups.
2. In general, affordable consulting costs are in the range of a minimum wage, which may include exchanging products/ services/ favours, and exchanging hours on Zoom/Teams clarifying doubts.
3. For affordable consulting, it is preferable for the business to have a social impact.

There was a situation where a businessman who collected textile waste and destined to the non-woven fabric industry in another state, had no money and paid me a lunch. Okay, it was the right thing to do at that moment and for that reality. I firmly believe that it is my duty to share knowledge and to allow generosity to flow. I just cannot attend to everyone for free or at low cost, because the time is short and the demand for projects is high.

1. Pesquisa de materiais ecológicos, reciclados, orgânicos, veganos, eco-amigáveis, naturais, com redução de impacto ambiental.
2. Pesquisa de processos produtivos mais limpos.
3. Pesquisa de tecnologias sociais.
4. Pesquisa de técnicas de tingimento naturais.
5. Pesquisa de técnicas de modelagem de resíduo zero.
6. Análise de produtos concorrentes e similares.
7. Análise de tecnologias e processos.

Pesquiso todos os dias, lendo desde artigo científico sobre ecotêxteis da Romênia, relatórios parciais de ONGs internacionais, até o conteúdo alienante do eco-jornalismo de algumas revistas de moda. Desde 2007, tento responder diariamente: como a moda pode ser ética?

1. Geração de ideias, conceitos e soluções.
2. Sketches, desenhos à mão, renderizados e no computador.
3. Detalhamento técnico.
4. Modelagem 3D.
5. Desenvolvimento do produto.
6. Definição de arquitetura do produto.
7. DfX: Projeto para Sustentabilidade, Projeto para Desmontagem, Projeto para Qualidade, dentre outros.

Quando eu tinha 11 anos de idade, venci um concurso nacional de artes visuais, e tive meu desenho exposto em um shopping em São Paulo. Eu havia prometido a Deus que, se eu vencesse esse concurso, eu iria cursar Desenho Industrial. Fiz o curso, e todos os dias cumpro minha promessa para a ideia superior de Divino. Particularmente, com relação ao projeto de produtos de moda sustentável, muito cedo na carreira, tive a sorte de ser contratada com as funções de assistente de criação e, depois, estilista em uma empresa que havia acabado de participar do Ethical Fashion Show, o qual na época acontecia em Paris.