About Bat-Fish Studio
Bat-Fish Studio was created from the desire to build a more sustainable approach to fashion by creating a line of clothing, accessories and jewelry that are all produced using reclaimed, re-purposed, up-cycled materials and textiles.
Working from the concept of using waste as a resource, our goal is to give textiles and materials a new lease on life, keeping them out of the landfills and transforming the elements into wearable art.
“Waste is a resource in the wrong place”
J.B.MacKinnon
Our Goal
Bat-Fish Studio’s goal is not only to produce & sell clothing & accessories made from repurposed & reclaimed materials, but to educate & inspire others to look at waste in a different light. Making a difference does not come in a neat package of one big "solution", but rather in the small actions of many that make the change. By tapping into more unconventional design aesthetics and embracing the idea that waste can really be a resource, it inspires people to get in touch with their own creativity, empowering them to feel they are truly making a difference.
By continuing to challenge the norms of industry standards, Bat-Fish Studio shows through example the result of innovative design and the use of unconventional materials, inspiring others to look at textiles waste in a different light from their initial purpose. The possibilities are only as limited as our imaginations!
What is Sustainable Fashion?
Sustainable fashion means a circular system that supports or maintains itself. But in reality it can mean many things. To use textiles & materials that already exist to produce something new is sustainable. But ensuring that all future fashion is produced using ethical processes, transparency in the chain of material production, and the growing conditions of the farmers who produce the textile crops is also sustainable fashion.
Why is Sustainability Important?
The system of garment production & the way we produce fashion today is broken. It can’t just be a one way line, it must become part of a transparent circular ideal, the whole idea of how fashion is produced & discarded has to change. Education & exposure of current garment production helps the public understand why it has to change. Addressing human needs within planetary boundaries is the basis of creating a sustainable society.
Where Do I Find My Raw Materials?
Some textiles are sourced from second hand or thrift stores, donations of dead stock fabrics, estate sales, boxes of forgotten material in attics & basements. I also source off cut textiles from local retail suppliers, theatre costume & custom set designs, interior design houses, & private donations.
All materials come to the studio where they are respectfully reconstructed into completely new items altogether, altered and reworked. Goods are received with the understanding that they will all be made into something wonderful.