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6 Amazing Places to Support Refugee Work in Greece
The idea of mimycri was born 2015 in Greece, when co-founders Vera and Nora volunteered on the Greek island Chios. While the official...
The 7 Hottest Labels Empowering Newcomers
mimycri is a part of a global family. One that loves finding ways to create beautiful, meaningful products alongside our recent...
Meet Sleeve
The commuter worker and university student knows how important their laptop is. All your hard work is on that rectangle! So it is best if...
Joining the mimycri Family - a Journey -Part IV
As I sit in a small café in Friedrichshain, Berlin, I look closely at my mimycri pouch. I turn it in my hands and look at the wounds and...
History in a Handbag- a Journey - Part III
The boats have traveled across the sea, they have washed ashore broken and tattered, they have been rescued from the rocks, prepared, and...
Two Foreigners on an Island - a Journey - Part II
We see in the news what happens in those countries where refugees come from – Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia and many more. And...
From Boats to Bags - a Journey - Part I
mimycri bags and backpacks are made from broken rubber boats that were used by newcomers to cross the Mediterranean. But what exactly...
#IMadeYourBag: Khaldoun
Second round of #IMadeYourBag! Today, we’re having you meet Khaldoun, who works as tailor for mimycri and who came to Germany three years...
Little Black Bag
We all love a good LBD that is flattering and we can wear for whatever occasion. Just like Coco Chanel created a fashion icon with the...
A Sustainable Start to 2019
The start of a new year is the perfect time to reflect on the past year, set goals for the coming year and generally take stock of how...
mimycri annual reflection
Exactly one year ago, I quit my United Nations job in Paris. I decided to move back to Berlin to dedicate all of my time to mimycri. I...
Happy Holidays, mimycri family!
It’s Christmas soon and we too will head off to the holiday break. But while presents and time for contemplation are great, for us one...
Pack it All in!
You always remember your first. Backpack, that is. It’s the last thing we grab as we head out the door, it has plenty of space for...
Creating beauty from scraps; a mimycri workshop
mimyci’s tailors spend hours measuring, cutting, fashioning, and sewing discarded boat material into bags, but what happens to the...
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