Jivelle Callender hoped to expand her creative horizons when she began studying Mandala meditation and she ended up expanding her work horizons in the process. Callender, a Brooklyn-based artist and designer, is the creator of Mandinez, an expanding line of organic apparel intended to inspire the peaceful nature of meditation in its wearers, while providing comfortable, colorful organic clothing choices.

Manadalas have been used for years to aid in meditation practices for a range of religions and Callender, who moved from simply meditating on them to drawing, painting and coloring them, started to wear them in her daily life. Then she wondered if others would also like to make the Mandalas a part of what they showed the world. Soon, she was using certified organic cotton and water-based dyes to produce colorful, calming designs for Mandinez that aimed to share the positive elements meditation had brought her without being “too preachy or too crunchy granola”.

We love her Purple Fantasy Mandala Organic Tote, big enough for lugging home your groceries, which draws your eyes in and makes you want to stare, but doesn’t come across as obscure, and her Supernova Mandala Tee, which wouldn’t look out of place on even the most modernist environmentalist. She’s stuck a delicate balance between colorful, otherworldly elements and fashion-forward design…and with Mandinez you can even use your tote bag to calm your mind on that cramped subway ride home.

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