Margaret Barth - Reimaginary Friends

Bailey the Dog

Margaret Barth - Reimaginary Friends

My Designer career began at 19 with an apprenticeship at the Santa Fe Opera...I continued for 11 years, working at the Metropolian Opera, Broadway and Off Broadway, PBS Shakespearean Series, Philadelphia Opera, Philadelphia Ballet, Walnut Street Theater, Wilma Theater, Academy of Music in Philadelphia.

Two year of freelancing in Illustration work as well as Fashion design. The world of fashion design left me disenchanted while having a lightbulb moment. I saw much pollution, waterways being destroyed, unfit conditions for sewers, and unfair wages. I knew what i wanted to do yet, there wasn't a word for it...sustainable design would take several decades to catch up.

I worked as a Pattern Maker, Designer and Assistant for Cottage Industry mainly "Art to Wear". I continued for another 7 years for Women owned compaines that mainly designed children's outer wear, high end coats and coutour design. During this time I was experiementing with "upcycled designs" and the concept.

Landed a Sustainable Designer position with a company called "New Threads" . Designed four product lines, trained sewers, opened a retail store and designed the internal space and sold to various wholesale accounts in Philadelphia.

Two and half years later, I was offered a teaching position in 5 school systems in Philadelphia and outer counties. Taught for over 11 years and specialized in "recycled art workshops" and "various fiber workshops" and started an after school program.

Two product line were sold. One to Espirit Corporation and REI...both were "upcycled" children's coats/hats and ski wear.

I loved the whole idea of making something that had a previous life while could reducing consumer waste. I haven't stopped in 20 years and can see so many possibilities. My heart feels full by being part of the solution. Reimaginary Friends was started with a simple concept reduce, reuse and reimagine.

Contact:

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(267)616-0465

margee@reimaginaryfriends.com

Bailey the Dog
Cooper the Frog
Zoey the Elephant
Cheeks the Monkey
Tardy the Sloth
Bailey the Dog

Bailey the Dog. Bailey is made from "upcycled materials" mainly sweaters, knit and polar fleece. All materials are sanitized, pre shrunk and filled with poly-fill (this is recycled plastic bottles). Making the critters so soft and squishable, plus this is a hypo-allergenic fill. All critters can be washed. Follow our care instructions.




Cooper the Frog

Cooper the Frog. Scholarly and absolutely scatter brained. He is handsome and remade from hand selected, local materials . Mainly sweaters, knits and polar fleece. All materials are sanitized and filled with our special poly-fill (hypo-allergenic and remade from plastic bottles).




Zoey the Elephant

Zoey the Elephant. A very smart critter, if she's not playing with her kids she is playing with you! She is another critter handmade from "upcycled materials" always sanitized and filled with poly-fill which is remade from recycled plastic bottles. This makes the critter super soft and hypo-allergenic. 




Cheeks the Monkey

Cheeks the Monkey. He is always getting into some kinda trouble...mischievous and darn cute. He is also remade from locally collected sweaters, knits and polar fleece. Filled with the same good stuff that is "recycled plastic bottles"...Never crunchy...he's super soft and cuddly. If you can catch him!




Tardy the Sloth

Tardy the Sloth. Did you ever have that one friend that just "can't get the lead out" Tardy is super cute but don't wait for him or you'll be late! Another one of the gang remade from santized sweaters, knits and polar fleece. We fill all of our critters with poly-fill (recycled plastic bottles) which makes Tardy so soft and hypo-allergenic. Materials collected locally and handmade in my studio in Santa Fe.




Margaret Barth - Reimaginary Friends