About the carlahackettdesign Brand
Upcycled Pure Silk Clothing
This comfortable, elegant and timeless clothing line was inspired by a desire to repurpose high-quality, vibrantly-coloured, vintage pure silk South Asian saris. Participate in a clothing movement that celebrates the fabrics of India, extending their life and putting sustainability first.
Innovative Design means Minimal Waste
Together with our New Delhi team, we strive to be a low-waste company. Our scarves, pockets, pouches, scrunchies, headbands and bunting are made from left-over fabric cuttings and slightly flawed pieces so that as much of the original sari as possible is salvaged and re-purposed. We believe innovation in design is the ticket to a sustainable future.
Fabric Gift Wrap
For both its beauty as well as its positive impact on the planet, we have created our own line of fabric “wrapping paper“ made with fun vintage pure silk South Asian saris. Using fabric gift wrap is super-easy and you can
Ethically Re-Made in India
Our team found local ethical manufacturers in New Delhi India. Our products are produced by two family-run small businesses. The work environments are safe and clean, and wages are fair and reasonable, and both men and women are employed equally.
Meet our Overseas TeamAanchal, the Chief Designer, won the Best Designer Award in India's capital city of New Delhi 2005--a remarkable achievement given the intense design competition in India's garment industry. Aanchal's tailors who have been with her for over ten years. Monika sorts through the saris and decides which fabrics and textures would be best for each type of product they produce.
Proudly supporting African Elephants
Elephants are our planet’s largest land mammals: extremely intelligent and highly social. As keystone species, they play an important role in maintaining the biodiversity of the ecosystems in which they live.
But their fate is uncertain. Although global ivory trade has decreased, many thousands of elephants are still under threat from illegal poaching across their range. With the human population growing, elephants are also being increasingly crowded out of their rangelands by new farms and settlements, leaving them with a fragmented habitat. This expansion is leading to clashes between humans and elephants and these conflicts are increasing at an alarming rate, fast becoming the biggest threat to elephants’ survival.
Save the Elephants (STE) works to secure a future for elephants. Specialising in elephant research, they provide scientific insights into elephant behaviour, intelligence, and long-distance movements and apply them to the challenges of elephant survival. High tech tracking and other tools helps STE work towards a harmonious coexistence between humans and elephants.
