Who we are
THE DESIGNER
INNOVATIVE MATERIALS
HAUTE PARFUMERIE
The story of a family and its dedicated women
Mariela Schwarz Montiel, originally from Paraguay and French by adoption, is at the heart of this ambitious project, launched in 2019. The multitalented designer with boundless dreams has brilliantly combined her family heritage with the French art of living. Her muse? Carlotha Despierre de Montiel, Mariela's grandmother, an inspiring humanist who dedicated her life to the Paraguayan community through the education of young girls, and the preservation of our planet via reforestation projects. Her unfailing commitment has become an integral part of Carlotha Ray’s DNA and the very essence of our House, which today bears the name of this fundamental pillar in Mariela's life.
A sustainable solution…
Fashion is one of the most polluting industries on the planet, and plastic flip-flops are notorious offenders. Every year, some three billion pairs are produced worldwide, far too many of which end up abandoned on our beaches, in turn polluting our oceans and seas.
Dismayed by this environmental disaster, Mariela Schwarz Montiel has designed sustainable, luxurious and durable flip-flops in harmony with nature.
Her project was made possible by bringing together the best Italian
master artisans allied with the expert sourcing of local organic materials, including natural latex, which comprises 60 percent of our shoes’ soles, combined with eggshells from organic waste production to reinforce the latex structure.
Consciously conceived to respect
people and the planet
