Session 2 – Professional
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Jennifer Arrington (Unpublished)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2016/07/08
You described a little bit about what inspires you and motivates you. From this motivation and inspiration, what led into the creation of Karma Trik?
I think the continued openness, fearlessness, and saying yes to everything is what led me to this. Because it was an accident. It was one thing that led into another starting with the yoga mat clip roller idea. That pivoted into the fabric idea. It was being open and rolling with it. I saw this thing change. I was open to putting this out there.
I had to be fearless to put it out there. I never identified with the person who I thought would go to something like that. Then I had to be really fearless and show up at the leading scientific institution (MIT) with a piece of fabric. When I look back at it, it is still kind of crazy. It is crazy to be in a room with a bunch of geniuses. Although, I know they won’t say it. Here’s a piece of cloth with a couple of holes, I had to be fearless, stick my neck out, and get out there.
Every day, I have to face. A little bit of fear every day and then keep pushing. That quality and mindset is what got me to where I am today to this place.
What are some of the products and things offered through Karma Trik?
I have one garment that can be worn in 15 ways. Upwards of 15 ways, it is a certain thing that I want people to explore for themselves. I landed on that number because it is something that I want women to explore for themselves because I keep coming up with new ways. I think other women will too.
I think it is an exploration that is joyful as well. I am playing with a fringe version of that. I am playing with a mini-version of that. So, a Karma Trik mini; once I get that going, and do a bigger production run and sell it, the sky is the limit when it comes to comfort and sustainable fabrics.
The one I am working with now is from plastic bottles collected from Haiti in a blend with recycled cotton, but the company that I am partnering with is working on another blend incorporating hemp. That can continue to go, it would be extraordinarily expensive to have recycled cashmere.
A laborious task, they unravel old cashmere sweaters. It would be $900. I want to be able to continue to come up with new versatile designs. So, I’ll offer products that can be worn in more than 3 ways.
The other design in the works is a skirt-purse combo. That’s what I got right now. I want to stick with thread and then the next experiment is with hemp. I don’t want to get into animal at all. I am vegan. Unless I have my own goat farm, or sheep farm, it is hard to plan sustainable wool.
I know there must be some places, but it is hard to find them.
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