Maria Intscher-OwrangFounder

United States - New York City Metropolitan Area

Maria Intscher-Owrang is a fashion innovator. Her critically-acclaimed designs have been featured on the covers and pages of the international fashion press for two decades. A graduate of London’s prestigious Central Saint Martins MA Fashion program under the guidance of legendary Louise Wilson OBE, Maria is an experienced design leader, having worked at top fashion houses across 5 countries, as well as for her own eponymous brand founded in Antwerp, Belgium. Her research into sustainable and ethical luxury began in 2006, while designing for two of the first pioneering brands to take on these initiatives. Skilled in design direction, research, trend analysis, fashion illustration, textile design/sourcing, and draping, Maria is a highly creative designer with international experience as a designer and business leader.

Armed with her vast network and industry knowledge as a longtime fashion insider, Maria has become a passionate advocate for the modernization of the fashion industry and its transformation into a circular economy. Her cleantech manufacturing company, Simplifyber, was founded upon the recognition that there is an urgent need for revolutionary change in the supply chain of the $1.5 trillion apparel industry - and the realization that the advanced manufacturing revolution could completely transform fashion.