Mariyam Khatri

CEO

Delhi, India6 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of a sustainable fashion brand
Expert in sustainability communication
Experience in training underprivileged artisans

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fashion and Sustainability expert with a focus on social impact.

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Skills

Core Skills

Fashion DesignSustainabilitySustainability ResearchSustainability CommunicationSustainability StrategyTextile DesignTextile DevelopmentSocial Impact Design

Other Skills

TextilesWeavingSurface DesignPrint DesignConcept DevelopmentResearchTrend ResearchDocumentationCommunicationConsumer EngagementHandloom TechniquesEvent ManagementEmbroiderySample DevelopmentCraft Design

About

Hi! I’m Mariyam, CEO & Creative Director at Banana Labs. Even as a child, I knew that fashion was my calling. But as an adult, I know that fashion that’s kind, is my kind of calling. And so, after years of sharpening my craft, be it from Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD) to London College of Fashion (LCF)- I persevered and created BANANA labs. BANANA makes you think of the fruit, but it is also a play on the Hindi word बनाना meaning ‘make’

Experience

Banana labs

CEO | Creative Director

Aug 2021 – Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos · New Delhi

BANANA comes from the Hindi word ‘banana’, which means make. It was created because of a desire to preserve and sustain Indian handicrafts and uplift the lives of artisans.

TextilesWeavingSurface DesignPrint DesignConcept DevelopmentFashion Design+1

Meraki labs

Researcher

Oct 2020 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Collating a research about identifying major emerging sustainability led themes in India

ResearchTrend ResearchDocumentationSustainability Research

Adidas

Sustainabilty Expert

Sep 2019 – Aug 2020 · 11 mos · London, United Kingdom

Identifying user-friendly ways of communicating Sustainability as a theme to the consumers
Simplifying jargon and complexity around Sustainability to communicate it to the consumers
Making Adidas London successfully the most sustainable adidas store globally (2019)

SustainabilityCommunicationConsumer EngagementSustainability Communication

London college of fashion, university of the arts london

University Ambassador and Social Representative

Aug 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · London, England, United Kingdom · On-site

Akaaro

Textile Design Intern

Jan 2016 – Jul 2016 · 6 mos · New Delhi

Worked under the mentorship of Gaurav Jai Gupta on the handloom textiles for S/S'16 collection Showcased at Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) as a part of the Graduation Project
Managed the green room and backstage for A/W'16 collection at Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW)

Textile DesignHandloom Techniques

Adity enterprises

Textile Design Intern

May 2015 – Jul 2015 · 2 mos · Mumbai

Hand embroidered sample development assistance for Michael Kors
Sample development for upcoming seasons

EmbroiderySample DevelopmentTextile Development

Tara trust india

Craft Design

Nov 2014 – Dec 2014 · 1 mo · Goa, India

Training underprivileged women to create products out of paper waste and natural dyeing that would help them create livelihood for themselves and their families.

Craft DesignTrainingSocial Impact Design