Studio Sarmite

Wherever I live and work, Latvia will always remain a very special place for me. My upbringing, family and the many friendships, whether new or old, are there.
Receiving not one, but TWO design awards and so many compliments and acknowledgments from supporting people - that means a lot to me.

Spread between three countries, (Un)woven (previously Pre-Loved) would have not been possible without the support of strong women who were and are there along every step on the way.
, ar tevi šis sākās ❤️ Vislabākā partnere sapņu kalnu iekarošanai.
, the mastermind of bringing colour to our material. I enjoy all our laughters and co-creation!

Thank you for the honour, the jury for the hard work and countless debates .regina .apsite

, paldies par naudas balvu!
for orchestrating a beautiful event and experience!
and for the beautiful award designs

I still float on cloud nine, and I think I’ll linger here a while longer 🎈🌥️

Product photos by

PINESKINS

PineSkins is a versatile, leather-like material made of inner bark of pine trees, a by-product of the tree cutting industry. Ranging from earthy brown to pink,
deep terracotta to ash-grey and a scent of wood, PineSkins carries a unique appearance that feels familiar yet unseen.

Skipping this year’s Milan and feeling fantastic 👌
What about you?

(Un)woven textures from the latest Material District show.
Various types of textile waste, natural pigments and polymers.
Made in collaboration with

(Un)woven textures from the latest Material District show.
Various types of textile waste, natural pigments and polymers.
Made in collaboration with

unexpected textures

Textural denim finds of 2023 🧵

Working on generational design and speculating how materials change and transform at the end of their life has always been an intrigue of mine. I was really happy about the possibility to scale up my previous recycled denim research to create these biotextiles drapes made of Levi’s denim waste and recycled dye.

Different hues of ocean blues beautifully reflected the incoming sunlight.
More to come 💙

Exhibition: Icons Re/Outfitted. A collaboration between The Visionary Lab, Vitra and Levi’s.
Dutch Design Week 2023
Exhibition concept:
Pre-used Chair
Repurposed denim
Processed denim

Icons Re/Outfitted
The Visionary Lab x Vitra x Levi’s.

Dutch Design Week 2023

The Visionary Lab invited 8 designers and artists to breathe new life into pre-used Vitra chairs with repurposed denim from Levi’s®. These unique chairs will be exhibited during Dutch Design Week in a spacious, ‘raw’ warehouse - originally a woodworker atelier.
Honoured to have been among the 8 artists to design on the iconic Verner Panton chair using Pre-Loved biotextile recipe made from Levi’s post production denim fibres.
 
Concept
Pre-used Chair
Repurposed denim
Processed denim

It’s been a while, PineSkins

Working on new textures 🍂🟤

Its been a blast to be involved in the making and baking of the beautiful summer program “Future of Life”.
43 students and recent graduates came from 13 different countries to Karlsruhe to dive in the topic of Elementals. From the alchemical four-element doctrine to biological atomism and microspheres to macrocosmic forces beyond human imagination. was explored during hands-on workshops, guided field trips, evening lectures and panel talks.
It’s been magical to meet all and each of yo! 🥲 🙌

Bellow a few of my favourite moments and outcomes
.pompilj .solomon .cordes .oooo

Cheers to all the beautiful collaborations and the strong women I have met through collaborations 🥂

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Happy memories of recent Sustainable Innovations show at Munich Fabric Start.
and me were aproached to bring our creative process to the fair and cook some natural pigments and biotextiles. Besides various textile scraps, natural polymers and pigments we brought, what seemed like, half of Rouas Atelier.
We had lots of fun, interesting and provoking conversations about fashion, materials, waste and our collaboration. We showed our recent Pre-Loved collaboration by and the generational colour palette. And of course cooked a few future ideas to come 😉🎨

Thank you for making this possible. Thank you for the beautiful experience!

           

CREATING BIOTEXTILES FROM TEXTILE WASTE - Online course

Excited to collaborate with for an online course about biotextiles 🫶

This 4-session course will shift the perspective of sustainability to one of the most polluting industries – textiles. We will look at the various processes within the textile industry that cause waste, learn about different waste streams, environmental issues, and dependencies, and question what new forms of sustainability can emerge. In parallel, you will create multiple biotextile concepts and develop experimental processes using various textile wastes local to your environment and natural binders.

DETAILS:
• June 22 - July 20
• Intro session + four hands-on sessions
• Every Thursday at 18:00 CEST
• All sessions are live and will be recorded and shared with participants

For more detailed information please visit link in bio or DM me

The Many lives of Textiles: A research on colour separated post-consumer fibres. Diving into the depths of a single colour ✨yellow✨ and translating it into a marble-like colour palette.
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Waste does not have a single tone. Instead it mesmerises with depths and patterns that create a complexity visible once looked closer at.
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The Many Lives of Textiles is part of a larger project investigating various waste streams from the textile industry. Post-consumer garments, production waste, fibres, dust and even dye waste are seen as a resource for the creation of new material concepts.

This project was supported by Worth Partnership Project and was on show at Milan Design Week


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We are excited to present you to our newest design collection “The Many Lives of Textiles”, a project generously supported by Worth Partnership Project.

Inferior post-consumer textile fibres have been turned into a beautiful pattern biotextile revealing traces from their previous lives.

Come see our collection at .design.week / Via Sartori 32 / April 18-23

A big thank you to all out collaborators and supporters:
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Colour palette of primary and recycled colours using textile waste and natural pigments.
The Many Lives of Colour in collaboration with

Currently on show at Material District Utrecht, March 8-10th

The first findings of the ongoing research project The Many Lives of Colour presented at Yksi Expo during Dutch Design Week 2022. The project has been commissioned by Small But Perfect, Impact Hub Lisbon and Fashion Revolution.

In order to remove the existing stigma of recycled textiles, Studio Sarmite collaborates with Roua Atelier to develop a pioneering dyeing method for mixed blends with help of natural pigments. The dyeing is integrated within the making of the bio-textile thus leading to a unique design language. The dyeing becomes the designing, which gives room for surprising patterns and playfulness.
In addition, both designers learned that the colour can be extracted during the recycling process of the bio-textile and altered for the next lifecycle without adding additional resources.

Can colour help us love our waste?

Ethical Colour is the outcome of pioneering research into climate-positive colour sources and processes. An exciting package of actionable resources and interactive experiences for individuals and organisations. Masterfully created by and now available online!

Ethical Colour graphics in collaboration with 
Words with .of.design Photography with

Ethical Colour is an actionable and informative insights, tools and resources to make ethical decisions integral to the design process created by

So excited to have my Denim recycled Colour included in this beautiful report!

The beautiful colour selection includes:
> Sunflower YELLOWS by
> Sea GREENS by
> Living PINKS by
> Cultured BROWNS by
> Slow BLUES by
> Pre-loved INDIGOS by
>Reclaimed MAUVES by
>Foraged CRIMSONS by

Huge thank you
Graphic Indentity by .made
Photography by

What is colour?
What can it be?
What can it do?

In 2022 created Ethical Colour, created an overview of actionable and informative insights, tools and resources to make ethical decisions integral to the design process.

So excited to have my Denim recycled Colour included in this beautiful report!

Huge thank you
Graphic Indentity by .made
Photography by

Mareunrols x Pre-Loved

Close-up detail. The label has been embroidered directly on the biotextile matching the overall concept of minimal material use.

Jackets are available for pre-order: [email protected]

A beautiful collaboration from 2022 with and to create a set of jackets made entirely out of textile waste.
Jackets are available for pre-order: [email protected]
Photo:
Model/Muse: Jette Loona Hermanis
Makeup/Hair:

A beautiful collaboration from 2022 with and to create a set of jackets made entirely out of textile waste.
Jackets are available for pre-order: [email protected]
Photo:
Model/Muse: Jette Loona Hermanis
Makeup/Hair:

What a year, 2022 ✨

One of my biggest highlight in 2022 was the curation of “Future Of Life” speculative design summer program together with the amazing at the .

I had the honour to put together a unique program and invite renowned designers such as .g.jones , , , , , , , and Shrikrishnan Sankaran.

40 graduates and young designers from 12 different countries created probable, plausible and speculative future narratives of cohabitation. From future material mining to terrestrial designing, from building materials to settling on different planets - a bio-circular system was formed by the end of the program.

Something very exciting coming soon 👀

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New research: Post-consumer denim ink ✒️🔵



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Another sneak-peak in our recycled fibre colour research with . Funded by European Commission, Small but Perfect and Fashion Revolution.

Picture beautifully captured by my intern





               

Not only textiles, but also colour can have several lives. This one is a research on blue – both as a matter and pigment from post-consumer denim.
More during

               

Not only textiles, but also colour can have several lives. This one is a research on blue – both as a matter and pigment from post-consumer denim.
More during