EFWA 2026 Designers
Green Embassy- AUSTRALIA
Zuhal Kuvan-Mills is the conceptual fashion artist, designer of Green Embassy, Australia’s first internationally recognised organic fashion label. Focusing on modern, minimalist, functional and alluring garments for earth-friendly consumers, Zuhal finds inspiration within the textile crafting traditions of ancient times and the vivid beauty of Western Australia’s bush landscapes.
Her commitment to sustainability, organic agriculture, art and slow fashion is expressed in each extraordinary textile piece as a labour of love. Using 100% certified organic Australian alpaca, merino, silk and recycled natural fibres, Zuhal’s handmade collections are earthy yet sublime, authentic yet edgy.
With a rare commitment to zero-waste production and natural handmade materials, Zuhal, the creative director, artist and designer has created a collectible artisan haute-couture label with higher meaning. In essence, her wearable pieces of art are individual prayers for sustainability on earth.
Zuhal is based on a sprawling bush property in Perth’s outer fringes and Margaret River . Her passion for nature began as a young girl in Turkey, where she spent summers on her family’s enchanting hazelnut farm. She learnt the art of spinning and knitting from her grandmother. From her mother – dress making, stitching and sewing.
As an adult, her interest in animals led her to become a Veterinary Surgeon and later, Environmental Scientist and Teacher in the UK . Zuhal reinvented herself as an artist and designer in 2004 when she rediscovered her childhood love of art and began to train professionally in London and Australia. She studied at the University of Creative Arts in London and has a Bachelor of Art from Curtin University in WA.
Today, as an well established international fashion designer, Zuhal is participating in a growing number of international organic trade shows and eco-fashion events in Canada, the US, Asia, Europe and Australia.
Sylvia Calvo BCN - SPAIN
Sylvia Calvo, born in Barcelona, studied English Philology and a MBA in Chicago, USA, where she lived for about 15 years. After attending a conference about Eco-Fashion in 2012, she started to investigate sustainable fashion and the alternatives available to have a positive social, economic and environmental impact in the fashion industry.
In 2015, she created “Sylvia Calvo BCN”, working mainly with original used coffee bags to transform them into garments and complements. Furthermore, Sylvia co-founded the Nonprofit Association “Moda Sostenible Barcelona” (MSBCN), the first association of this kind in Spain, in order to promote the benefits of sustainable fashion, its creation, production and sale, and to bring it closer to consumers.
Sylvia stands out as a speaker and promoter of circular fashion and circular economy. Sylvia is now a board member of ModaFad, Gremi Artesà Tèxtil de Catalunya, and PIMEC, as well as a member of PIMEC’s Circular Economy Commission.
Atelier Zuhal - AUSTRALIA
Using certified organic Western Australian merino & alpaca fibre , the Atelier Zuhal founder Zuhal Kuvan-Mills creates highly specialised textile pieces which double as extraordinary pieces of art.
Each textile is a fascinating blend of her many passions. The Perth and Margaret River based professional artist & designer is inspired by Turkey’s cultural appreciation of rugs and adopts the country’s traditional felt making techniques for her exotic works.
Zuhal currently creates handmade knitwear and felted garments with her alpacas fibre in her alpaca farm studio .
Zuhal studied at the University of Creative Arts in London and has a Bachelor of Art from Curtin University in WA. Since then, she’s been in many group and solo exhibitions as well as participated in International Eco Fashion Week Australia since 2017 in WA as well as Florence in Italy 2025.
LJR Design by Linda Russel - AUSTRALIA
Linda Russell, the designer behind LJR Design, a label dedicated to sustainability, artistry, and cultural preservation.
A passion for design began as a child watching my mother sew, inspiring a lifelong respect for craftsmanship and creativity. With a background in art and graphic design, I see fashion as a storytelling medium that connects people, culture, and nature.
The current collection highlights the endangered traditional Donggala textiles of Indonesia, whose survival is threatened by fast fashion and globalization. Through collaboration with sustainable initiatives such as EFWA, Central Sulawesi Government and the Indonesian Embassies, our aim is to highlight and support local artisans, preserve traditional techniques, and share the deep cultural and ecological wisdom woven into these fabrics. Crafted from organic and natural materials, we will honour the artistry of heritage while reimagining it for contemporary life — a bridge between the past and a more conscious, sustainable future.
Leah Kelly by Design - AUSTRALIA
Leah Kelly has been making exquisite, handmade organic garments for over 40 years. Taught to hand sew and embroider by her grandmother where she grew up in Gulgong, country NSW, she has extended her flair over the years to include semi-precious stones, shells, wood and seeds to embellish her work. Leah takes on the individual desires of each customer to produce a personalised piece of wearable art that will surely become a family heirloom, as the organic fabrics Leah chooses will withstand the test of time.
Having studied 5 years in a degree of Environmental Health, Leah is constantly aware of the energetical content of life & has incorporated her knowledge into a Unique sustainable Fashion Label. Her choice of natural fibers include hemp, hemp/silk blends, silk, bamboo, pineapple fiber, banana bark; banana peel, which is sourced from various regions of the world, usually produced by independent families, hence continuing the support of a sustainable fashion.
Leah designs and makes her unique organic pieces, in her completely off grid home/studio in the middle of the rainforest, promoting 100% the value of home cottage industries of Australia.
Having showcased on national and international runways, such as Eco Fashion Week Australia ( EFWA) since 2018 and RIFTS (Regional Indigenous Fashion Textile Showcase), Leah has been recognized by Oxford Fashion Studio, UK as one of Australia’s leading fashion designers, having showcased at London Fashion Week September SS22.
She has showcased International Sustainable Fashion Festival in WA during 2024 , organized by EFWA and participated Exhibition and Runway shows titled 'Closet of the Anthropocene' in Florance 2025.
Samantha Faye Designs - CANADA
Samantha Faye is a Calgary-based sustainable fashion designer with a background in Costume Cutting and Design from Olds College: The Fashion Institute. Her work blends artistry, purpose, and environmental awareness, inspired by the connection between designers and traditional textile artisans whose craft keeps culture alive and sustains communities.
She has showcased her designs internationally — from Eco Fashion Week Australia in 2024, where one of her garments walked the world’s longest jetty, to exhibiting her wearable art piece Cecaelia in Florence, Italy in 2025 for the Closet of Anthropocene show.
A 2024 Future Oceans International show winner, Samantha continues to create pieces that inspire awareness and positive change for a more sustainable future.
Fabric of Nature- AUSTRALIA
Tayla Parnham is an established designer based in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia, dedicated to creating sustainable Eco fashion.
Through her work, seek to raise awareness about the impact on our fragile environment particular seen in Western Australian bushland. Drawing inspiration from the vast and diverse landscapes around her, the pieces incorporate natural fibres and eco dying techniques with eucalyptus leaves and upcycling garments to mirror the beauty and fragility of our surroundings. With a strong focus on sustainability, the label aims to advocate for a more conscious and slow approach to fashion, empowering people to see garment as a connection to nature.
Through her designs, she strives to create awareness about our roles with the environment and the importance of preserving it for future generations. Fabric of Nature has showcased collections since 2017 at Eco Fashion Week Australia ( EFWA) and won nominated best emerging eco fashion designer at the 2018 show and has won the Best Ethical Brand of 2024 by Eluxe Magazine
Tayla participated EFWA 24 month long Sustainable Fashion Festival in WA as well as Florance 2025 Exhibition and Runway shows.
Amee Dennis - FIbre Artist, Designer & Storyteller- AUSTRALIA
Amee Dennis is a South Australian fibre artist, designer, and storyteller whose work is grounded in authenticity and connection to place. Working between the farm and the studio, she transforms raw, locally sourced materials — from alpaca fleece raised on her family property to handmade paper crafted from native Central Australian grasses — into handcrafted jewellery, accessories, clothing, and art that celebrate the natural colours, textures, and the stories behind them.
Her paddock-to-product philosophy bridges agriculture and art, exploring how materials can retain the truth of where they came from while being re-imagined through design. Each work carries an honesty born from the land — imperfect, resilient, and beautifully real.
Amee’s work unites refined design with authenticity, proving that style and substance can share the same story. Her pieces are intentional — created to be touched, worn, or lived with. For her, design is storytelling; a conversation between maker, material, and environment. She works with what the land provides and redefines it, proving that authenticity outlasts trends — and that true creativity begins in the paddock, not the studio.