Maia Klenik
Designer, sustainability, creative, creator
klenikmaia@gmail.com
KLE
Since 2017
Handmade leatherwork project. Focusing on the value of craft and handwork. Each piece is hansewn, and made of leather off-cuts, looking to find value and expression in discarded materials.
Role / tools
Leatherwork, design, craft, graphic design, sales, brand management, project management
Nimes x las Klenix
2021
A collaborative design project between Nimes, a brand that specialises in making handmade pieces in natural uncorrected leather & unwashed denim and Las Klenix (my sister Paloma and myself).
The result is a leather utility unisex vest, adaptable to any look and full of pockets to carry all essentials with ease.
Role / tools
Leather, Design, Craft
55Cancri2021
Capsule collection, 55Cancri looked to find expression through materiality, textures and the convergence of tradition and contemporaneity.
Role / tools
Fashion, design, project management