Makers

Ashenfeld

Since its inception, Ashenfeld is passionate about discovery and exploration. This pioneering spirit has always inspired the brand and its vision of the society. A vision of “avant-gardiste” people pushing the boundaries and living on the edge, whatever passion they hold on to. Being focused on quality garments made from noble and respectful fabrics is our priority. Ashenfeld is working with factories able to perform high-quality product in the selected garment, and respectful of the environment. Our main target will always remain to deliver to our customers a well-designed and high-quality garment that can last and not lose its beauty.

Aurora Sofia

Aurora Sofia is a Finnish sustainable designer brand. It is inspired by Finnish nature with its strong contrasts, pure waters, cold grey rocks, rugged seashores and the world's cleanest air. Aurora Sofia is against surplus production of clothes and therefore make products that are made to last - using long lasting materials and timeless designs. The designer Jenni Nilsson wanted the brand to represent taking care of the world and the people around you.

You living

You Living was established in 2016. 悠（read "YOU") is all about being lighthearted and relaxed. With YOU the brand hopes to put aside the cares of the modern day and to enter into the world of YOU where life is simpler and carefree.
 The company currently features a sustainable fashion brand from Taiwan – Cheng’s Atelier, with statement pieces made from plant enzymes and environment-friendly dyes in the process.

Kopou

Kamalakshi Saikia is a textile designer from India based in Singapore. She works out of her studio creating designs on natural fibres. Under her label, Kopou, she creates fabrics using various surface design techniques. Intrinsic to her textile design is the use of blocks which she creates herself using a variety of recycled materials. The result is a one of a kind piece, uniquely crafted using different blocks which are sometimes layered with shibori, screen prints or hand painting techniques.

Laura Jasiunaite

The Maker Core Collection has been designed and pattern cut in London by Laura Jasiunaite. During her studies of pattern cutting at London College of Fashion, she became enamoured by slow fashion and finding sustainable solutions within garment construction. Laura shares our values for fashion made to last, which is why working with her has been so invaluable in making our vision a reality.

LIIA Jewellery

LIIA is a Finnish jewellery brand and design studio in Tammisaari, Finland. LIIA produces a hand-crafted timeless collection of silver jewellery, designs and manufactures jewellery made to order and organises workshops for handmaking jewellery. LIIA's work is guided by the following principles: timeless design, responsible choices and handmade luxury.

Lisa Teng Studios

Lisa Teng Studios dedicates to the creation and design of footwear, small accessories and other lifestyle products. During Lisa’s journey as a maker and designer, she lived in Milan and London to acquire new techniques to formulate her personal trademark. In Milan, she developed the sensibility and flair for fashion design. In London, she gained her skills and knowledge through studying footwear and working for a leather artist and designer. Other than designing and creating products, she offers workshops to individuals and corporate companies. Conducting workshops allows her to create awareness for the time it takes to create products through traditional yet at the same time, innovative craftsmanship.

niinmun design

Designer Virpi Koistianen wanted to create a timeless, classic and quality clothing clothing from natural materials to fabulous women. As a designer, she wanted to capture the stunning nature of the archipelago and the cleanness in beautifully garments.

Nokonen

The founder of Helsinki-based Nokonen is educated in artisanship and setting up her own conscious brand has been her dream since she started studying sewing. Creating a brand that corresponded to her values was no easy feat but after extensive research and familiarising herself with her options, she started running Nokonen as a one woman show. Nokonen was born out of that desire to have an outlet for her imagination and create clothing with purpose and responsibility. 

PENE Collection

P E N E is an eco-conscious fashion brand. They are trying to find new solutions towards the slow fashion industry. P E N E clothes are made of materials that consume as little of nature as possible. Only ethically made merino wool and recycled materials are used. They are constantly trying different options and playing with new ideas within sustainable fashion. P E N E want things to last a long time; through love, friendships and life. That’s how they design their clothes, with longevity in mind, they want clothing to bring joy to our lives.

Pitkäkuitu

Pitkäkuitu is a brand founded by Urszula Ruonola and created for those who appreciate the wear-resisting, natural European flax. The store is for people who are interested in ethics. Most of the garments are produced locally in Kirkkonummi, Finland by the owner.

Project Love Mei

My purpose with Love, Mei is to help raise awareness about sex trafficking and child abuse in Southeast Asia through supporting and advocating change for these young women. To date, there are 32 girls receiving an education and supporting themselves through our efforts. By incorporating this social effort with fashion, I hope to start a conversation with people in my generation and encourage our community to support and engage with our extraordinary little women. Through sponsoring their education and providing employment to help these girls earn a modest living, they slowly learn to rebuild their lives again.

RunoDesign

RunoDesign products are designed and made by Savonlinna based textile designer Mervi Pesonen. The collection includes bags, accessories and interior items. All products are designed and mainly made in my office in Savonlinna. The study room and the shop attached to it are located in a charming wooden house next to Olavinlinna.

STUDIOOSS

STUDIOOSS Applied Arts Collective is a boutique design studio with a commitment to fine craft. From conception through production, we make ethical design a baseline for our practice. As a rule, we commit to sourcing sustainable materials for all of our products and packaging. We also rigorously practice material reuse to minimize our ecological footprint, using the end-pieces and offcuts from the in-house production of our editions for the design of STUDIOOSS packaging and for the making of future work.

Sunnuntaipuoti

The Su collection is an ethical and ecological, casual minimalist and straight line collection for women, men and home. The collection is designed and manufactured in Finland by hand. The materials are 100% certified natural materials, their manufacture does not deprive nature or people. The designer couple behind the brand, Susan Vatanen and Roy Aurinko believe in an ethical and ecological way of doing things. Susan designs, makes patterns for and manufactures most of the collection.

The Maker Classics

The Maker products consist of the Core Collection and our Classics. The Maker Classics is a curation of clothing and accessories made locally in Singapore. Valuing quality, timelessness and craftsmanship, the collection introduces the best natural fabrics woven in Italy, Japan and China.

The Maker Collection

The Maker Core Collection is the first in-house capsule collection of The Maker. We work with a Finnish seamstress to produce The Maker Core Collection. It was important for us to work in a localised area: our entire production chain of the garments is in Europe to the fullest extent possible; from the spinning to weaving and knitting of the fabric to the finished piece of clothing. Hence, why we have prioritised fibres that grow in Europe; hemp, flax and trees. This has been important to us for a variety of reasons; in order to lower the carbon footprint of shipping, to boost local industries that are endangered because of competition from low-cost countries and to be able to visit our makers in person to approve that their ethical standards match ours. We wanted to support the heritage linen industry in Ireland and Belgium, the fabric mills of northern England, the textile industry of Italy and the skilled seamstresses in Finland.

Tipukonvehti

Tipukonvehti products is Maija Toukolehto’s one-woman Finnish design brand that believes in slow production. The brand was born out of a passion for combining colours and materials in unexpected ways and creating new patterns. Tipukonvehti’s locally handmade, experimental, knitted textiles are unique, individual pieces. They are made out of environmentally friendly materials like wool, cotton, linen and silk. The materials are produced in Finland, Latvia, Italy and Estonia. The aim is to obtain yarn directly from small local producers thus supporting small businesses.

Lienstudio

A key ethos of LIENSTUDIO's design is SIMPLICITY. It prides itself on being both a lifestyle brand and creative trendsetter. The founder uses traditional techniques and carefully selected, high-quality materials in all her products. She creates pieces that are both functional and luxurious, based on her belief that design can be playful and yet functional. Lienstudio offers therapeutic leather craft workshops to individuals who want to experience calmness and a sense of belonging when creating an object of their own. Collaborating with a group of overseas craftsmen, Lienstudio also brings in practical yet unique sustainable designs to Singapore.

Vestiarium

Vestiarium is a utopia – a dream of a world in which each garment is regarded as a collectible that perfects one’s wardrobe. But a collectible that’s used all the time – day after day, year after year. A collectible that is so carefully designed and fitting with the rest of the wardrobe that one doesn’t necessarily need so many of them. A collectible that has so little to do with fashion and so much to do with interesting design that it looks fresh still after years. A collectible that is produced by skillful professionals with so much love that it makes one feel good.