Slow fashion brands like Araks, Asket, and Grammar each tell unique stories, championing sustainability and educating their consumers. Inspired by the word “lumen”, Latin for “light,” Luméra set out to spotlight these brands. Now, 100 articles in, we reflect with gratitude on the stories, people, and products that have shaped our journey and picked a quote from each founder interview.

If you’re searching for unique decor, soft furnishings, or thoughtful gifts this holiday season, Rêves des Alpes might just be the brand you’ve been looking for! The homeware brand is a family-run business and their online shop features a curated selection of vintage pieces alongside small-batch, made-to-order items, all reflecting their commitment to conscious consumption and their love for Alpine style.

Inspired by her travels to mines in Africa and South America, Victoria Boninger founded Athari Jewelry, a conscious brand centered on traceability. Her timeless designs empower mining communities while celebrating the beauty of gemstones. This interview explores her journey from luxury fashion to crafting meaningful, responsibly made jewelry.

Among slow fashion brands, Araks stands out for its mindful, conscious design of unique lingerie and swimwear. A chance studio encounter with founder Araks Yeramyan this past summer, capturing a quintessential New York moment, led us to sit down with her to explore the brand’s core: women, mindfulness, and color.

We sat down with Facettes Studio's founder, Marie-Laure Dumon, to learn more about her Parisian brand, from her use of deadstock materials sourced from French luxury houses to her inspiration drawn from style icons such as Kate Moss, Monica Bellucci, and Bianca Jagger.

Felice Langkamp shares her founding story, her biggest learning experiences as a first time entrepreneur, and gives many tips all around the feel-good fabric cashmere.

Andrew and I flew to Mexico City to meet founder Madeleine Frandsen. She shares the story of her upcycling brand with us in our first ever filmed interview!

Marsou founder and mother of three Laetitia Letellier Flandre shares her founding story, the inspiration behind her sustainable kids’ fashion brand and details about the current autumn/winter collection with us.

Parisian slow fashion designer Alice Fresnel creates womenswear based on boxer shorts, collar shirts, or cargo pants, using exclusively high-end deadstock materials. Her brand Alfie is becoming a go-to favorite for it-girls and slow fashion lovers from Paris and beyond.

We are meeting Anne-Ro Klevant Groen from the Fashion for Good museum to talk about innovations, young designers, their exhibitions and all things sustainable fashion.

While working for Haute Couture Houses in Paris they saw leftover fabrics being tossed each season. They decided to do something about it and launched their own brand.

Alina talks with us about working for an Haute Couture brand in New York City, where she makes fabric flowers for evening gowns.

Blue is a young designer from Paris who sows romantic, timeless and feminine lingerie sets using exclusively French fabrics.