Born and raised in Brazil, Claudia carries out the foundational inspiration her grandparents passed down to her.  

The only time Claudia had with her grandmother was when the family gathered to sow and make clothing with whatever cloths they would collect.

Through them she has a passion for using her hands, to being at one with nature and her environment. This has greatly influenced claudia’s production, and why she fell in love with Bali. A major healing component bali inspired in Claudia was that difference in people, in culture ignited collaboration and team-work. 

Claudia arrived in Bali in 1990. From playing around with limited recourses in her up-bringing, to finding a world of variety in how to put this together, she embraced her journey of creating clothes. Sabia’s current form, is a small group of few women, daughter duo’s .  In total, Sabia is a team of 4 tailors, a manager and Claudia as a designer. In this way, the clothing you see takes a lot of time.

Sabia came online in 2018, with no budget, Claudia had to up-cycle and re-create dresses from previous pieces of clothing, some pieces worked out beautifully. This process comes naturally as it was one of the main skills she acquired. 

A goal of Sabia is working towards   making wearable art to make women in all shapes and sizes feel beautiful. Working together with small local  businesses that need support and are with her for the past 20 years. 

We are a Zero-Waste factory. 

Left-over fabric gets up-cycled. Our waste is managed through Eco Bali, a beautiful team, committed to keeping this island zero waste through their recycling program. We encourage our staff and their communities to bring this awareness into their own lives. Our Tags are made with organic, recycled material as well as natural dyes. All garments bought online are packaged from organic papers still keeping the romantic look . We are serious committed to minimize waste .