the zerøwaste project had a goal to make clothes with little to no textile waste.
the Ø archive + Ø 2 lines are up cycled used clothes and textile pieces made into new clothing.
final, unusable scraps went into either visual artists' work or into local hand made paper.
Ø provided a safe and nurturing work environment for women who had survived victimization. the studio factory partnered with a local non-profit (Beloved ATL) that still actively provides housing, care, and counsel to women transitioning out of addiction and sex trafficking.
when you wear or view a Ø piece, please be mindful that you are part of an economic microcosm. 6-8 women worked on one piece. your appreciate of beauty and skill supports their work.
founder/artist
karen glass
Ø GLASS was founded by karen glass in 2015 based on a concept she designed while living and working out of her studio in florida during the years between 2008 and 2012. she was deeply involved in the development and the daily work of an organic farm on her property. glass had a life long career in the global fashion textile and apparel business. in moving to ATL she began the process of exploring life-work as an attribute for a domestic social enterprise while living within a community of creatives and conscious practitioners. since 2019 she has been in the reading/ greater philadelphia PA area. she currently advises on business cultural values and added purpose and is developing a model for creating value in communities through conscious evolution dialogues (CED).
the principles of spiritual ecology, and the mindfulness of purpose in life and work shaped the processes and aesthetics of Ø GLASS. now, through these life processes, glass has found a deeper calling to serve. although she still sees herself as a spiritual ecoist, and maintains a small practice in ø conceptual fashion art, she is called more toward life to end of life coaching and doula work, and spiritual healing recovery and restorative protocols. she sees her work as serving those seeking resolution and closure across all domains of life through the process of conscious living, evolution and conscious dying.
