World Theatre Laboratory

Nandia Cleantous

Nandia Cleantous’s love for art and aesthetics are immediately apparent when one looks at her designs. Her brand name, World Theater Laboratory is related directly to her avid interests in theater, performance, and the arts in general. As she quotes: “I became a designer after reading ‘Constructing an Actor’ by Konstantine Stanislavski; in the book, Stanislavski demonstrates the communicational power of the costume. I believe that clothes help us express ourselves – particularly our perception of ourselves – to others.”

Nandia values designers like Coco Chanel, who put their own stamp in the fashion world and who create with good aesthetics in mind. She is inspired, as she puts it by “ a tea set by Piet Hein Eek, a fresco by Raphael and a chair by Patricia Urquiola, not in that particular order.” She loves to find ways to take an idea so far that the resulting object is practically unrecognizable from its inspiration. She finds the source of her ideas everywhere in the world around her.

Nandia describes her clients as strong, professional women with independent personalities that are looking for well-made, well-priced clothes that stand out.