mahabis, (stylised version vs Mahabis) is an e-commerce led, premium lifestyle brand founded in 2014, headquartered in London, with manufacturing in Europe and China. After entering administration on 27 December 2018, in January 2019 mahabis was acquired by YYX Capital, a special situations focused consumer investment company founded in April 2018. The company was given the Best Innovation in Footwear award at the Drapers Footwear Awards in 2015, and was also a finalist in two categories at those same awards.
Products
mahabis sells a range of
slipper
Slippers are light footwear that are easy to put on and off and are intended to be worn indoors, particularly at home. They provide comfort and protection for the feet when walking indoors.
History
The recorded history of slippers can be traced ...
s and
accessories. Their curve slippers feature a natural rubber sole so that they can be used both indoors and outdoors.
The designs of the slipper and the detachable sole were developed using techniques such as
3D printing
3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer ...
.
This enabled the brand to take the product from conception to market more quickly than traditional methods. The final product features materials conventionally used outside of textiles, such as
neoprene
Neoprene (also polychloroprene) is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene.Werner Obrecht, Jean-Pierre Lambert, Michael Happ, Christiane Oppenheimer-Stix, John Dunn and Ralf Krüger "Rubber, 4. Emulsion R ...
and
TPU.
References
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External links
mahabis company web site
Online clothing retailers of the United Kingdom