Christina Kim of dosa

Christina Kim is the co-founder and designer of dosa, a clothing, accessories, and housewares brand established in 1984 with a focus on rethinking conventional fashion industry production and sustaining artisan cultures. In house production enables an evolving system for efficient use of natural resources, recycling, and creative reuse.

Kim draws on traditional handwork techniques, particularly in India, Mexico, and Colombia, engaging local artisans and communities in long term collaborations. Recognized globally for sustainable design practices, Kim was named by Time magazine as one of its Innovators of the Year in 2003, received the Innovation in Craft Award by Aid to Artisans in 2006, the Longhouse Reserve Design Award in 2006, National Design Award by Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in 2018, and an honorary doctorate from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2017.