Founded in New York by Puerto Rican designer Monica Santos Gil, Santos is a biomaterial
accessories brand shaped by geometric form, material innovation, and a slower way of making.

Before starting Santos, Monica spent years designing across both luxury and fast fashion.
That experience made it impossible to ignore the tension at the center of the industry: beautiful objects
often made through overproduction, waste, and labor that remains too invisible.

Santos came from wanting to build something differently — producing more intentionally,
working with biomaterials, and creating pieces designed to remain beyond seasons.

The brand works with materials such as cactus leather, banana leather, and TENCEL™,
and produces close to the source of its materials whenever possible.

Rooted in Monica’s background in industrial design, each piece is approached as an object
rather than a trend — structured, restrained, and made to live with the wearer over time.