Elisabeth Potrusil-Kloyber and Christian Kloyber came up with the idea on a trip to Mexico: the Ebensee couple met women there who were looking for markets for their weaving art. Back home, the two developed a baby carrier from their fabrics.
This has now turned into a company that aims to make the world a little better: The “Nirmi” baby carrier not only uses weaving art from Central America, but also linen, which is woven from local flax in the Mühlviertel. The wool felt for the upholstery also comes from the Mühlviertel. The stretcher is sewn in a socio-economic tailoring shop in Athens.
“We work as resource-efficiently as possible,” says Christian Kloyber. “But we’re reluctant to use the word ‘sustainability’. Processes are often obscured rather than disclosed transparently.”
The Nirmi baby carrier can now be ordered from the online shop at www.nirmi.at. In the long term, the concept is to be expanded to include artisans in other regions of the world.
Source: Nachrichten
