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MAYA CAINE

Maya Caine is a circular fashion strategist and entrepreneur dedicated to building life-affirming fashion systems. She is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry, and a member of the 2025 MITdesignX Cohort as co-founder of Helix. Previously, Maya worked in corporate strategy at Nike, where she advanced circularity and waste reduction initiatives. She is also leading a research project on slow fashion hubs as drivers of inclusive economic development, traveling to 11 countries to study global models. Maya documents this journey through Circularity in the City, a vlog series exploring localized circular fashion ecosystems.

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MICA CAINE

Mica Caine is a transdisciplinary resilience designer, interested in the circular economy, community-led climate resilience, and decentralized energy systems. She is currently a Master of City Planning Candidate At MIT, and a member of the 2025 MIT Design X Cohort as the co-founder of Helix. Previously a Product Manager at Pinterest, Mica is passionate about creating meaningful products that meet the moment at the intersection of circularity, environmental justice, and self-expression. She loves vintage fashion and has been a fashion reseller for years.

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Circularity

Keeping clothing in motion through repair, rental, resale, and swapping, drastically reducing waste and emissions.

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Reciprocity

Ensuring wealth circulates back to people and communitites through our infinite comission model and profit sharing for members.

02.

Provenance

Turning every garment into a living archive that carries memory, its history of care, and cultural value. Bringing archival science and art history to clothing already in existence.

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Locality

Rooting exchange in place! Connecting neighbors, secondhand shops, and care services to strengthen community ties and reduce the carbon cost of fashion. Helping you find the best clothing nearest you!

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Keeping clothing in motion,
Memories alive &
Value in the hands of the people

MAYA CAINE

Maya Caine is a circular fashion strategist and entrepreneur dedicated to building life-affirming fashion systems. She is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry, and a member of the 2025 MITdesignX Cohort as co-founder of Helix. Previously, Maya worked in corporate strategy at Nike, where she advanced circularity and waste reduction initiatives. She is also leading a research project on slow fashion hubs as drivers of inclusive economic development, traveling to 11 countries to study global models. Maya documents this journey through Circularity in the City, a vlog series exploring localized circular fashion ecosystems.

MAYA CAINE

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MICA CAINE

Mica Caine is a transdisciplinary resilience designer, interested in the circular economy, community-led climate resilience, and decentralized energy systems. She is currently a Master of City Planning Candidate At MIT, and a member of the 2025 MIT Design X Cohort as the co-founder of Helix. Previously a Product Manager at Pinterest, Mica is passionate about creating meaningful products that meet the moment at the intersection of circularity, environmental justice, and self-expression. She loves vintage fashion and has been a fashion reseller for years.

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Keeping clothing in motion,
Memories alive &
Value in the hands of the people

MAYA CAINE

Maya Caine is a circular fashion strategist and entrepreneur dedicated to building life-affirming fashion systems. She is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry, and a member of the 2025 MITdesignX Cohort as co-founder of Helix. Previously, Maya worked in corporate strategy at Nike, where she advanced circularity and waste reduction initiatives. She is also leading a research project on slow fashion hubs as drivers of inclusive economic development, traveling to 11 countries to study global models. Maya documents this journey through Circularity in the City, a vlog series exploring localized circular fashion ecosystems.

MAYA CAINE

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MICA CAINE

Mica Caine is a transdisciplinary resilience designer, interested in the circular economy, community-led climate resilience, and decentralized energy systems. She is currently a Master of City Planning Candidate At MIT, and a member of the 2025 MIT Design X Cohort as the co-founder of Helix. Previously a Product Manager at Pinterest, Mica is passionate about creating meaningful products that meet the moment at the intersection of circularity, environmental justice, and self-expression. She loves vintage fashion and has been a fashion reseller for years.

MICA CAINE

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OUR FOUNDERS

Coming to a City near You

Awarded by:

SPIN-UP

I am someone who:

01.

Provenance

Turning every garment into a living archive that carries memory, its history of care, and cultural value. Bringing archival science and art history to clothing already in existence.

02.

Circularity

Keeping clothing in motion through repair, rental, resale, and swapping, drastically reducing waste and emissions.

03.

Reciprocity

Ensuring wealth circulates back to people and communitites through our infinite comission model and profit sharing for members.

04.

Locality

Rooting exchange in place! Connecting neighbors, secondhand shops, and care services to strengthen community ties and reduce the carbon cost of fashion. Helping you find the best clothing nearest you!

Join the Helix Network

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I am someone who:

01.

Provenance

Turning every garment into a living archive that carries memory, its history of care, and cultural value. Bringing archival science and art history to clothing already in existence.

02.

Circularity

Keeping clothing in motion through repair, rental, resale, and swapping, drastically reducing waste and emissions.

03.

Reciprocity

Ensuring wealth circulates back to people and communitites through our infinite comission model and profit sharing for members.

04.

Locality

Rooting exchange in place! Connecting neighbors, secondhand shops, and care services to strengthen community ties and reduce the carbon cost of fashion. Helping you find the best clothing nearest you!

Join the Helix Network

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MAYA CAINE

Maya Caine is a circular fashion strategist and entrepreneur dedicated to building life-affirming fashion systems. She is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry, and a member of the 2025 MITdesignX Cohort as co-founder of Helix. Previously, Maya worked in corporate strategy at Nike, where she advanced circularity and waste reduction initiatives. She is also leading a research project on slow fashion hubs as drivers of inclusive economic development, traveling to 11 countries to study global models. Maya documents this journey through Circularity in the City, a vlog series exploring localized circular fashion ecosystems.

MAYA CAINE

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MICA CAINE

Mica Caine is a transdisciplinary resilience designer, interested in the circular economy, community-led climate resilience, and decentralized energy systems. She is currently a Master of City Planning Candidate At MIT, and a member of the 2025 MIT Design X Cohort as the co-founder of Helix. Previously a Product Manager at Pinterest, Mica is passionate about creating meaningful products that meet the moment at the intersection of circularity, environmental justice, and self-expression. She loves vintage fashion and has been a fashion reseller for years.

MICA CAINE

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MAYA CAINE

Maya Caine is a circular fashion strategist and entrepreneur dedicated to building life-affirming fashion systems. She is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry, and a member of the 2025 MITdesignX Cohort as co-founder of Helix. Previously, Maya worked in corporate strategy at Nike, where she advanced circularity and waste reduction initiatives. She is also leading a research project on slow fashion hubs as drivers of inclusive economic development, traveling to 11 countries to study global models. Maya documents this journey through Circularity in the City, a vlog series exploring localized circular fashion ecosystems.

MAYA CAINE

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MICA CAINE

Mica Caine is a transdisciplinary resilience designer, interested in the circular economy, community-led climate resilience, and decentralized energy systems. She is currently a Master of City Planning Candidate At MIT, and a member of the 2025 MIT Design X Cohort as the co-founder of Helix. Previously a Product Manager at Pinterest, Mica is passionate about creating meaningful products that meet the moment at the intersection of circularity, environmental justice, and self-expression. She loves vintage fashion and has been a fashion reseller for years.

MICA CAINE

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OUR FOUNDERS

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Complete this form to receive Helix updates and be the first to know when Helix launches in your city

I am someone who:

MAYA CAINE

Maya Caine is a circular fashion strategist and entrepreneur dedicated to building life-affirming fashion systems. She is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry, and a member of the 2025 MITdesignX Cohort as co-founder of Helix. Previously, Maya worked in corporate strategy at Nike, where she advanced circularity and waste reduction initiatives. She is also leading a research project on slow fashion hubs as drivers of inclusive economic development, traveling to 11 countries to study global models. Maya documents this journey through Circularity in the City, a vlog series exploring localized circular fashion ecosystems.

MAYA CAINE

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MICA CAINE

Mica Caine is a transdisciplinary resilience designer, interested in the circular economy, community-led climate resilience, and decentralized energy systems. She is currently a Master of City Planning Candidate At MIT, and a member of the 2025 MIT Design X Cohort as the co-founder of Helix. Previously a Product Manager at Pinterest, Mica is passionate about creating meaningful products that meet the moment at the intersection of circularity, environmental justice, and self-expression. She loves vintage fashion and has been a fashion reseller for years.

MICA CAINE

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OUR FOUNDERS

MAYA CAINE

Maya Caine is a circular fashion strategist and entrepreneur dedicated to building life-affirming fashion systems. She is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry, and a member of the 2025 MITdesignX Cohort as co-founder of Helix. Previously, Maya worked in corporate strategy at Nike, where she advanced circularity and waste reduction initiatives. She is also leading a research project on slow fashion hubs as drivers of inclusive economic development, traveling to 11 countries to study global models. Maya documents this journey through Circularity in the City, a vlog series exploring localized circular fashion ecosystems.

MAYA CAINE

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MICA CAINE

Mica Caine is a transdisciplinary resilience designer, interested in the circular economy, community-led climate resilience, and decentralized energy systems. She is currently a Master of City Planning Candidate At MIT, and a member of the 2025 MIT Design X Cohort as the co-founder of Helix. Previously a Product Manager at Pinterest, Mica is passionate about creating meaningful products that meet the moment at the intersection of circularity, environmental justice, and self-expression. She loves vintage fashion and has been a fashion reseller for years.

MICA CAINE

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OUR FOUNDERS

  • Fast fashion is breaking the planet—it drains our water, fuels overproduction, and floods landfills with clothing worn only a handful of times. Yet we already have enough clothing to clothe the next six generations. The future does not lie in more extraction, but in remembering, repairing, and re-circulating what we already hold. Helix is our refusal to participate in waste. We turn cities into living closets and garments into living archives, where every piece carries memory of the hands that made it, the bodies that wore it, and the care that sustained it. We believe in infinite life for clothing, in infinite commissions that reward longevity over disposability, and in local networks where secondhand stores, tailors, and neighbors form a resilient fashion commons. Helix is a project in collective act of care, a cultural shift away from disposability and toward community. We will not ship our waste overseas, we will not normalize disposability, and we will not let fashion strip away land, water, and labor for profit. Instead, we will circulate, we will repair, we will archive garments locally to build stronger local fashion economies.



  • Fast fashion is breaking the planet—it drains our water, fuels overproduction, and floods landfills with clothing worn only a handful of times. Yet we already have enough clothing to clothe the next six generations. The future does not lie in more extraction, but in remembering, repairing, and re-circulating what we already hold. Helix is our refusal to participate in waste. We turn cities into living closets and garments into living archives, where every piece carries memory of the hands that made it, the bodies that wore it, and the care that sustained it. We believe in infinite life for clothing, in infinite commissions that reward longevity over disposability, and in local networks where secondhand stores, tailors, and neighbors form a resilient fashion commons. Helix is a project in collective act of care, a cultural shift away from disposability and toward community. We will not ship our waste overseas, we will not normalize disposability, and we will not let fashion strip away land, water, and labor for profit. Instead, we will circulate, we will repair, we will archive garments locally to build stronger local fashion economies.