Giving Back
Giving Back
Matea began as a belief that clothing made with intention should do more than clothe.
When Matea Saule started this brand, she brought with her the memory of being a child in a war — of starting over, of being given a second chance at a life. That memory became the reason giving back was never optional. It was the point.
The i=Change Partnership
Every purchase made at Matea Designs contributes $1 to women's projects through i=Change — a giving platform that lets you, the buyer, choose exactly where your dollar goes.
This means the woman who buys the Matea piece chooses whether her $1 supports Plan International, UN Women, or Women's Community Shelters NSW. She doesn't just buy something beautiful. She decides where her purchase lands in the world.
Together, Matea customers have contributed over $56,000 to life-changing projects for women. One purchase at a time.
Why women
Because a woman returning to herself is not just a personal act. It is a planetary one.
When a woman has safety, agency, and the resources to build her life — she builds the lives around her. Education, health, community, future. The ripple is real.
This is why Matea exists. The product is the beginning. The impact is what it is for.
“Matea began with a grandmother who left finished dresses on a rail when she fled a war. I was four years old when we left Bosnia. Seven when we arrived in Australia and began again.
That experience never left me. The understanding that beauty, craft, and the act of tending to yourself are not luxuries — they are how women survive, remember who they are, and rise.
Every Matea purchase contributes to women who need exactly that chance. To start over. To be safe. To remember themselves.
Because the feminine remembering is not just personal. It is everything.”
- Founder, Matea Saule
Every purchase. Every woman. Every time.
