Von Tauben & Spatzen

Grey Sheep

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Location

berlin / germany

University

Akademie Mode & Design Berlin // Angewandte Kunst Schneeberg

Graduation year

2018

Main Manufacturing Countries

germany

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Sarah Maria Schmidt is a sustainable fashion designer, strategist and material innovation expert based in Berlin. Since 2008 she has been extensively working in different areas within the fashion industry and realised through first hand experience the urgent need to design in more responsible, sustainable and transparent ways. She holds MA in Sustainability in Fashion from Akademie Mode & Design and a joint Double Degree with BA in Design/ Fashion Design from University of Applied Arts Schneeberg and Bachelor of Culture and Arts in Fashion Design from University of Applied Sciences HAMK in Finland.

Sarah has worked for a wide range of companies in Germany, The Netherlands and Australia. She has thereby gained experience from fast fashion to haute couture and from photo shoots, showrooms to runway shows at Paris Fashion Week. She has worked as a freelance designer for Beneficial Design Institute.

Her interest in fashion is mainly practical, putting material experimentation, sustainability and transparency as core values. On one hand she is often guided by serendipity in her design language, shaped by movement, water and colour. With her keen sense for deep and academic research on the other hand Sarah shapes vision for systemic change.

Her collections have been exhibited in Berlin during Fashion Week as well as at German Fashion Council.

2018 Beneficial Design Institute, Berlin
2018 Upcycling Workshops at German Museum of Technology Berlin
2017 - 2018 Design Assistant at Little Man Happy, Berlin
2015 - 2017 Designer at CECIL, Hannover
2014 - 2015 Design Assistant at Haryono Setiadi, Sydney, AU
2014 - 2014 Design Assistant at Wunderkind, Potsdam
2013 - 2014 Design Assistant at Iris van Herpen, Amsterdam, NL

Latest Collection

R A W L I N E S

Raw Lines tells a story.

A story of Icelandic algae – pure, raw, healthy – embedded into a soft yarn made of wood. The natural ingredients of this innovative SeaCellLTTM yarn make it safe to wear and safe for the environment. Design for material health is central to the concept of this biodegradable collection.

Minerals and vitamins contained in the seaweed transfer to the skin, while antioxidants protect it from harmful damages and free radicals. The garments are ideal to caress irritated skin and help it heal.

The raw, powerful nature of the Icelandic Fjords was translated into a casual, minimalistic yet sophisticated collection with surprising and rich textures. They invite to be touched – and be in turn touched by them. The knit structures spark a tactile experience that supports our sense for wellbeing from the wellbeing of our skin to our emotional wellbeing through identification. A curated customisation service supports the feeling of emotional connectedness and attachment with and through the exclusive material.

Raw Lines tells your story.

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