Rombaut
THE BELGIAN DESIGNER MATS ROMBAUT IS BASED IN PARIS, FRANCE. ROMBAUT IS HIS FIRST SOLO PROJECT AFTER OVER FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MENSWEAR ACCESSORIES DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION IN PARIS WITH LANVIN MENSWEAR AND LATER THE CROATIAN DESIGNER DAMIR DOMA. HE DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM NATURAL PROCESSES, BIOTECH, ART, AND MUSIC. BY PROPOSING STRONG AESTHETICS AND HUMANIST VALUES, ROMBAUT AIMS TO PROVIDE A WAY FORWARD FOR A WORLD IN NEED OF CHANGE - A PROGRESSIVE CONCEPT FOR A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE. THE UNDERLYING VISION IS OF AN ECOLOGICAL WAY OF LIFE THROUGH STARK, EXPOSED DESIGNS WHERE MATERIALS PLAY A FUNDAMENTAL PART, BOTH IN STYLE AND IN PHILOSOPHY. ALL MATERIALS AND FABRICS ARE SUSTAINABLY ENGINEERED -THERE ARE NO TOXIC OR ANIMAL-DERIVED SUBSTANCES INVOLVED. INSTEAD, ROMBAUT DEVELOPS PLANT-BASED MATERIALS AND IS DETERMINED TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.