SICA upcycling design

Her role as a designer and entrepreneur expands into acting as a communicator, facilitator, activist and educator.
Born in Brazil, Simone Simonato founded SICA in 2006 and now lives in Berlin after she studied a Masters in Sustainability in Fashion at ESMOD University.

She joins the emerging flow of designers, which do more than just providing needs and products.

Simone follows different philosophies in her working way, the motivation for SICA consists besides others in:

– Working to inspire positive change, for a more fair, aware and empathetic fashion and textile industry.
– Applying a practical approach to her work to connect and work with the makers directly, enabling transparency.
– Preserving cultural crafts and supporting the artisans that make our everyday things.