Michaela Engst

After graduating in fashion design from the BEST-Sabel Design School Berlin in 2012, Michaela founded her label ENGST – SlowEcoFashion. Within her work she focuses on sustainability, respect to the environment, animals and people.

Beside Berlin, she has lived and worked in the UK, India, Cameroon and Ethiopia. She held workshops about “The insight of the work and responsibilities as a fashion designer” – Berlin, in Cameroon workshops about “Pattern Cutting & Fabrication – Precision & Quality” within the annual Forum Des Metiers De La Mode Et Du Design” in Yaoundé, Cameroon.5

Until May 2018 she has worked for two years as fashion designer and productions head for African Mosaique and as trainer for the African Mosaique Fashion Incubator.

Since then she is focusing on her brand again as well as on creative workshops and collaborations between different creative fields in Addis Ababa and Berlin.

Convinced of the inspiring power of sharing and collaborating within creative fields she has conceptualised the workshop brand “COLLECTIVE CREATIVE” with the goal to create a network for creative minds.