Eva de Laat.

is the Creative Director/ Head of Material Experience Center/ Co-founder of Studio Eva x Carola.

Eva de Laat is the Head of the Material Experience Center (MEC) powered by Santoni Shanghai and co-founder of Studio Eva x Carola. With over 20 years of experience in the innovative textile and performance field, she has worked with world-class brands to create innovative concepts, textiles, and sports apparel, challenging the usual function and aesthetic of conventional designs. She’s known in the industry to re-think and re-engineer new processes for materials using MEC’s seamless technology paired with bulk mass customization through a yarn-up approach.

This aspiration is driven by the vision of achieving a circular economy initiative and sustainable ecosystem from a long-term perspective. With Eva’s approach and going beyond the boundaries of traditional manufacturers, she continues exploring more opportunities for usage and crafting innovative textiles using Santoni’s ground-breaking technology.