MANDALA History

MANDALA was founded in 2000 by Nathalie Prieger in Munich. Prior to that, in her position as head designer for MCM, Nathalie had become aware of how production costs were being pressed downwards for more profit in sales. She decided not to support this business practice ethically any longer and quit her job. An extended stay in India not only made her realize her love for country and Yoga but also to integrate her two passions into MANDALA.

Although sustainable sports fashion was still in its infancy, Nathalie held on to her idea, fought against all odds and managed to build up a thriving brand in a matter of years that became well-known to all women, especially in German-speaking countries. Currently, MANDALA can be found at approx. 180 points of sale worldwide.

2001 - First Collection

After the company was founded in 2000, MANDALA sells its first own yoga collection. We are Germany's first brand for yoga wear and are among the first to produce active wear sustainably & fair.

2004 - First resellers in Europe

MANDALA will be distributed throughout Europe for the first time. Our collection can be purchased in London, Amsterdam and Scandinavia, among others.

2009 - Production & Launch Webshop

Our collaboration with the textile factory Jiecco in China and the GOTS-certified company Demotek in Turkey begins. Both companies are also OCS-Zertfick. We are proud that these partnerships still exist today and we can offer our customers our collection in always consistently high quality.

We also take the step into new territory: Our first own online shop is launched. From now on, customers can also buy MANDALA yoga clothing directly from our online store.

2010 - First Tencel collection

We discover the sustainable fabric Tencel for our yoga wear and produce our first collection with Tencel. Over the years, Tencel has become one of our most popular fabrics and is now an essential part of our yoga collection.

2012 - Erste Recycled Polyester Kollektion

Mit Recycled Polyester hält die nächste nachhaltige Innovation Einzug in unsere Kollektion. Printed Leggings aus recycelten PET-Flaschen zählen bis heute zu unseren Bestsellern.

2021 - MANDALA Head office Germany will be GOTS certified.

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is the world's leading standard for the production of textiles from ecological fibers. It defines demanding ecological and social criteria along the entire textile chain, compliance with which is regularly monitored. Since our foundation, we have used MANDALA exclusively organic cotton for all our items with cotton content. Most of our products have had the GOTS seal since 2009. In 2021, we have reached another milestone in the MANDALA History has been reached, because from now on our headquarters in Tutzing is also awarded the GOTS. We have thus managed to certify all steps along our production chain.

Starnberger See und Mandala Büro Starnberg

2012 - First recycled polyester collection

With recycled polyester, the next sustainable innovation enters our collection. Printed leggings made from recycled PET bottles are still among our bestsellers.