Heather Chaplet

Heather Chaplet is a textile designer based in Burkina Faso who produces handmade, organic cotton that helps limit the environmental and ethical damage of the fashion industry. She is the daughter of MacKenzie-Childs co-founder Victoria MacKenzie-Childs.

Background

Chaplet graduated with a degree in theater from Brown University, initially working in set and costume design before pursuing a career in textile designs.

In 2023, Xoomba received a grant from the European Union, administered by the Burkinabè Foundation for Culture and Tourism, along with the SELCO Foundation, to provide Chaplet's team with solar loom makers they use for major textile projects in India.