CINDY KEEFER
CEO
Fashion Techworks LLP
As the CEO and co-founder of Fashion Techworks LLC, Cindy Keefer has created a unique environment for designers and aspiring brand builders, providing unprecedented resources in the heart of the DTLA Fashion district located in The New Mart. A sculptor and fashion designer herself, Keefer designs art for the public, inspired by beauty and grace of movement that surrounds us. She is also working to change the paradigm of the fashion industry. She co-launched the first Melange Expo in the New Mart in 2015 to celebrate the convergence of Fashion and Technology. She is known as a proactive supporter of any new technologies that improve the sustainability of apparel design and production.
Fashion Techworks was recently honored during Los Angeles Fashion Week with a Certificate of Recognition from Mayor Karen Bass, who noted, “Based in the heart of the Downtown Los Angeles Fashion District, Fashion Techworks supports fashion, entertainment and technology entrepreneurs with in-house resources in order for their ideas to be effectively and sustainably transformed into success stories.”
Keefer makes sure a portion of the revenues earned by Fashion Techworks goes to a portfolio of charities the Foundation that operates the New Mart donate to every year. In addition, Keefer is creating a major 3D bronze sculpture for the Griffith Park Observatory and for Los Angeles Jewish Health. Keefer’s commitment to helping the apparel industry improve its environmental impact is a primary driver. She also recently hosted a three- month mentorship program with eight Ukrainian designers looking to launch their successful brands in the North American market.
