Cité Des Dames was created by to empower women and raise awareness to the population of disadvantaged women here in the city of Montreal. The name Cite des Dames was inspired by Le Livre de la Cité des Dames, written in 1405 by Christine de Pizan, and inspiring book where the author defends women and their role in society through a fictional city, the City of Ladies. The name is also reminiscent of Chez Doris, since initials are both “CD”. This was done in order to foster a relationship between the between the brand and Chez Doris, the organization which we chose to focus on.All our pieces are made of recycled materials.

The idea of women empowerment and the underrepresentation of disadvantaged women inspired us to create pieces that would raise awareness for the people of Chez Doris. Some of the pieces are abstract representation of women whilst others simply represent the name of the brand. We decided to create 2-3 designs each in order to provide variety and enable everyone to have their own artistic voice whilst sticking to the same brand identity. Rather than mass producing the pieces, we decided to create 4 sets of each design in order to create a sense of exclusivity and uniqueness.

It was a collaborative project between: 

Laura Rosero

Leila Hormazi

Hagar Moussali

Carolina Ovalle

 

All the money collected was given to Chez Doris and the pieces that weren't sold were given to the same organization as Christmas gift for the women of the shelter.