Baby Steinberg, Designer
Using salvaged materials to craft iconic designs, Baby Steinberg’s work has an underlying message; “What we throw away is not always garbage.”
With every piece, Steinberg sets out to craft unique and dramatic designs from a wide range of reprocessed materials and fabrics such as plastic bags, coffee filters and surgical masks. Steinberg’s magnetic personality has helped her build a wide network of scavengers who share her passion for collecting and recycling materials for her collections.
As a Toronto-based Brazilian-born designer, Baby Steinberg’s glamorous and eclectic design aesthetic brings a vibrant energy to her couture collections. Inspired by Brazilian culture and her volunteer work with children in the favelas of southern Brazil, Baby believes strongly in the beauty that comes from creating something out of nothing. “In Brazil, we use anything available to make something special.”
The new collection, Salvage, captures the essence of Baby’s work. Giving new life to reclaimed materials by repurposing them in her designs, Salvage offers a refreshing look at eco-friendly design. Featuring highly creative forms, elaborate layering of textures and a high-fashion appeal, Salvage proves that fashion can be both beautiful and sustainable.
Baby is frequently commissioned to create one-of-a-kind garments, not only for performance artists, actors and musicians but also for international socialites. Her collections have been described as standout, iconic designs that make a statement and leave an impression.SALVAGE reclaim.repurpose.refresh
Every day, more than 300,000 coffee filters are discarded by one major Canadian coffee retailer alone.
Through salvaging these and other materials to create her iconic designs, Baby Steinberg proves that fashion can be both beautiful and sustainable.
The new collection, SALVAGE will be presented at LG Fashion Week on October 21, 2010 at 4PM. RSVP below for Tickets.