Camila Wandemberg

Camila, a designer from Ecuador, has been exploring the intersection of social interaction and garment design since her time at the California College of the Arts. Following graduation, she launched her career as a fashion designer, combining her expertise in apparel with her passion for colour, textiles, and society. Her work seamlessly integrates these elements, showcasing her dedication to creating meaningful and impactful designs. Driven by a commitment to sustainability, Camila is working toward creating a cleaner, more transparent fashion and textile industry in Ecuador.

Camila’s work centres on innovative approaches to sustainability in textile manufacturing. She collaborated with a designer to explore colouring fabrics with bacteria, incorporating ancestral eco-friendly pigments to address the issue of water waste in dyeing.

Partnering with a local university, she developed a programme that engaged schoolchildren from diverse backgrounds in exploring emotions through art.

The resulting artworks were transformed into textiles, which were exhibited and reproduced to support the children’s schools, creating an emotionally and socially sustainable product.

Through the support of the Creatives for Our Future programme, Camila is advancing three impactful projects: bacterial dyes and waste management, art therapy for children through textiles, and the production of a sustainable Panama hat. Each reflects her commitment to community building, sustainability, and creating meaningful connections through design.