Unlike the conventional linear fashion system, mimycri is all about circularity and about giving a second life to discarded material. We source rubber boats, banners, tents, tarps and other textiles from different sources. They usually arrive on big palettes at our workshop in Athens where we produce in collaboration with the organization ANKAA Project.

Since we work with materials that have already been used, we never know the exact condition the material is in until it arrives at our workshop. It usually has holes and is covered in sand, soil or oil. We start by rinsing and soaking it in water to give it a first cleanse. After we leave it to dry in the sun and then go back to clean the material a second time by scrubbing every piece by hand. Handling the heavy materials is a labor and time intensive process.

We try to clean the material as well as possible but some parts simply cannot be reused. Thus, after the cleaning process, we take a look at each piece and cut off any holes or stains that could not be cleaned. Afterwards, we sort all material by color, thickness, and size to determine which designs they can be used for. 

The patterns for our regular mimycri designs are already prepared. But sometimes we create new bags or make custom orders. In this case we make adaptations and trials with our tailors or create a completely new pattern.

Whenever we are creating a new design, our tailors experiment with the patterns to get accustomed to all details such as special accessories, zippers, and folds. They sew several samples of the bag to make sure everything fits perfectly.

When the design and patterns are ready, we choose the material pieces we will use to sew the bag. We start the sewing process by tracing all of the pattern pieces onto the material. Then we cut out the pieces as well as the velcro and the straps.

Our tailors start by sewing the velcro or straps onto the material pieces. Next, they create any folds or pockets that are part of the design. Afterwards they attach the straps and the mimycri logo. The last sewing step is sewing all pieces together into the final design.

We cut off all the loose threads, remove all remaining pen marks and do one last quality check to make sure the bag fits our quality standards. Now it is finally ready to be shipped to you.