Lumard is a combination of my name Lucia Maillard and stands for sustainable textile art made of second hand materials. All used materials have had a life before they came into my studio. I love to work with these old and discarded textiles because they tell a story of the lives they had. I continue this story by giving them a new life. The consumption of clothing has become something that has lost its value. The cheap t-shirt, dress or jeans is often thrown away after a short time in use. To serve the trends, the production of clothes is so fast, that the materials and the manufacturing have a low quality which leads to quick...... and so on and so forth. Trapped in this vicious circle, the environment suffers to an alarming extent. Which is why the fashion industry is one of the biggest polluters.
Ich möchte mit Lumard der schnelllebigen Modewelt entschleunigte Textilkunst entgegensetzen, die wieder die persönliche Verbindung zur eigenen Kleidung herstellt. Denn was passiert mit Deinem aussortierten Lieblingspulli? Richtig, er landet auf den riesigen Second Hand Märkten auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent, oder wird zu Füllmaterial in der Autotür verarbeitet. Dabei könnte die Erinnerung an Dein Leben mit Deinem Lieblingspulli in Form eines Teppiches bei Dir zuhause weiterleben.
After studying fashion design and working in different areas in fashion, for me, it is now time to keep the clothes alive. With Lumard. Each product in my Berlin studio is made by hand and with love.