MINTTU MELASALMI

Grey Sheep

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Location

helsinki / finland

University

lahti university of applied sciences, institute of design

Graduation year

2019

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Minttu Melasalmi designs simple yet significant fashion for strong, sensitive, and kind
individuals. These pure and precious fashion classics are made by using cruelty-free
materials and responsible material choices.

Minttu Melasalmi is a passionate, hardworking and user-oriented designer and her designs are timeless, fresh, and delicate. Her aim is to create stylish treasures you are going to cherish forever.

NATURE, music, and real emotions inspire Minttu Melasalmi's work the most. She values time, her loved ones, and enchanting stories. Finnish lakes, forests, and nightless summer nights drive her in becoming an excellent person, artist, and designer.

Minttu Melasalmi adores culture, life, art, humanity, and our planet, and emphasizes these values in her design process. She does not use animal-originated materials in her designs and loves creating upcycled fashion. All cutting waste from her fashion collections is carefully collected and transformed into jewellery and accessories.

Latest Collection

NEVER-LEATHER LAND

Minttu Melasalmi's graduate collection Never-Leather Land explores the potential of cork fabric in fashion design and as an alternative material to animal leather. The collection highlights the challenges of the leather industry and reminds us of the need for more sustainable materials and transparency in fashion.

Cork fabric is made of the cork oak's bark and is a natural, sustainable and versatile
material. It is soft, durable and water resistant and produced responsibly in an non-polluting production process.

NEVER-LEATHER LAND is a value-based collection and it celebrates confidence and
positive energy. The collection combines timeless cuts and intriguing materials and creates a world where it is acceptable to be emotional, passionate, and fearless. The collection is inspired by the spirit of the main character in the story of Rapunzel. It is an ode to brave free souls who are not afraid to be real and vulnerable. NEVER-LEATHER LAND is designed for sustainable style slayers who express their creativity and feelings through fashion with a minimal impact on our wonderful planet.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Päivi Mattila