Dzaino - Upcycling Design

We are Dzaino from Berlin. We design bags and accessoires by upcycling textile waste. Our production is local, fair, transparent, social and eco-friendly.

With our crowdfunding campaign we want to

• realise our first large production of upcycling items in Berlin and reduce textile waste,
• develop new circular products & upcycling designs,
• spread the idea of mindful design.

We don’t see waste in textile leftovers, we see resources. We believe in a change into a fair, transparent, and sustainable fashionindustry.

Less is more - our sustainable design and our business structure is based on our values: minimalism, mindfulness, structure and clarity.

Our items are truly local products. We buy our leftover materials from a cooperation with Berliner Stadtmission. Our production takes place at Berlin based workshops for people with disabilities to support them in their job rehabilitation.

All transportation in Berlin is done by bike messengers to reduce CO2 emission.

Redesigning used materials into a clean look is the core concept of Dzaino. We combine traditional patchwork techniques with minimal design aesthetics and create a high-quality product with a modern look.

We design bags for people who prefer products that are made under fair and sustainble conditions. We don’t like the "oldfashioned eco-look". We love clear lines, minimalism and believe that „less is more“.

Our goals:

• We want to realise our first production in a bigger scale.
• We want to reduce textile waste with our bag production.
• We want to spread the message of mindful design.
• We want to offer workshops to give inspiration for a sustainable and mindful consumption. In our workshops, we provide information and facts about the fashion industry and create new items out of your old jeans.
• We want to develop fashion items and fashion items made of textile waste.

Because

• you support a small sustainable label fighting for a fair and secure fashion industry,
• you support waste reduction with your pre-order,
• with your pre-order we can supply the workshops for people with disabilities with new orders and support them in their job rehabilitation,
• you help us to spread the idea of sustainable fashion and mindful design,
• Dzaino bags are high quality, functional and well designed,
• you get the chance to pre-order our new products,
• your product will arrive right in time for christmas (if you get one of the "Earlybird" bags)

With a funded project we can

• realize our first large production and save textile left overs from beeing trashed ineffectually,
• develop new circular designs & upcycling products,
• make our label grow.

If we reach the second goal, we could

• start developing fashion items & clothing collections
• hold lectures at schools and universities about mindful consumption and sustainable fashion
• we can offer upcycling workshops.