LETTER FROM THE DESIGNER
Living with allergies means
looking at the world in a different way.
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Most people are lucky enough to go through life without putting much thought into the little things
around them. But when you have a sensitivity to just about everything, you start to think about all that
you come into contact with every day: the food you eat, the products you use, the air you breathe.
When the wrong shampoo can give you a headache that lasts days, or when the day’s AQI is high
enough to give you a fever and body aches, you quickly learn what’s good for you and what’s not.
After graduating from Parsons, I went the route most designers take: I worked long hours for
big companies, surrounded by conventional fabrics. After 12 years in the industry, I found success.
Sales grew every quarter, and every season we produced more, more, more. But it came at great cost.
My condition worsened, and I started to pay attention to the materials I was working with.
I started to realize that not only were the textiles and factories damaging my own health, but
also started to see the scale of the damage they were doing to the environment.
My doctor told me that I couldn’t keep working in fashion. My immune system was compromised.
I had to make a change.
Luckily, I wasn’t the only one who thought so. For years, I worked with suppliers and manufacturers
to create Nayeh. A brand that I could put my name on because it reflects my values. A brand that
I could live with — both my body and my conscience.
Simply put, Nayeh tries to be sustainable for selfish reasons. I want cleaner air, I want better food,
and I want a better world. I want to be able to wear clothes without wondering if they’re going to
make me sick, and I want to work in an environment that makes me stronger, not weaker.
If you’re here, it probably means you’re here for the same reasons. Thank you, and let us know how we
can continue to grow and do better.
Sincerely,
Nayeh Han
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Company GROUPH8
Owner Seungwoo Han, Nakyum Han
Admin Seungwoo Han
Business no. 839-88-00968
Online-order no. 2021-Seoul Seocho-0557
Address 16, Seocho-daero 29-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tel +82-70-8856-8889
E.mail info@nayeh.com