Maja Modrijan
- City
- Pivka
- Country
- Slovenia
I am Maja Modrijan, a sustainable designer, craftswoman, and founder of Destilator, a brand of upcycled goods.
For over 20 years, I have been actively exploring the potential of discarded materials, combining different waste and natural materials with both contemporary and traditional techniques.
I develop high-quality products with a distinctive design signature, including clothes, bags, wallets, folders, frames, shoes, hand made paper and many more.
My products stand out for their quality, local recycling, durability, uniqueness, vegan materials, Slovenian production, and the extensive use of handcraft, traditional knowledge, and attention to detail.
Some products are made to order, especially collections for personal or corporate gifts and tourist souvenirs. These become even more meaningful when made from materials discarded by the customers themselves, whether from their homes, offices, or production processes.
I share my knowledge through lectures and workshops, and organise circular fashion shows, exhibitions, and other events dedicated to the creative reduction of waste.
Sustainable design and craftsmanship are both my profession and my playground.
Artworks
These shoes were made to be your favourite.
They leave positive impressions and imprints behind.
On nature and on society.
We make them since 2018.
Unique, vegan, comfortable and barefoot friendly.
A sustainable, high quality durable product.
Manufactured in Slovenia (EU) under equitable conditions in cooperation with a family business of a long shoemakers' tradition. Involving a lot of handwork and attention to details.
From locally sourced abandoned trousers and other discarded textiles.
Every day, we vote with our wallets.
By buying this wallet, you’re voting for:
Recycling, a non-profit-driven Slovenian circular economy, ethical and ecological local production, craftsmanship, original one-of-a-kind design, quality, vegan products, education, and awareness-raising.
They come in two sizes and are made from discarded advertising banners and leftover tarpaulin generated when truck covers and gym mats are replaced.
A small, portable office or classroom.
Designed to keep things in order.
On your desk or lectern, in your school backpack, at a business meeting, for personal paperwork, or for handwritten letters — if you still write them.
A sleek, lightweight carrier for all your essential stationery, ready for a variety of occasions.
Made from discarded advertising banners, often custom-made for conference organizers and other events, as well as for corporate gifts.
Made from discarded needlepoint textiles, cork, and rubber.
Comfortable, unisex, and available in a barefoot version.