Fashion (ArtEZ)
The Fashion Professorship of ArtEZ, explores how fashion can contribute to change – towards a fairer, more caring and more sustainable fashion system.
Fashion goes beyond clothes. It is about identity, community and the world you live in. We study fashion from a socio-cultural perspective and use artistic and design research to develop alternative fashion practices. We look critically at the fashion industry, but also develop new ways of making, wearing and thinking. In this way, together we build a future in which fashion is meaningful.
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Research
(Un)seen labour
(Un)seen Labour is a research project by ArtEZ University of the Arts in collaboration with State of Fashion, and is conducted with partners Avans Hogeschool(Centre of Expertise Brede Welvaart and New Entrepreneurship) and Crafts Council Netherlands. Together, they explore how art and design can show what lies behind the fashion and textile industry. Through a […]
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Care & Repair
Over the past twenty years, global clothing production has more than doubled, while the lifespan of garments has been halved. This has led to growing mountains of waste and increased environmental pressure. Although concepts like design for longevity and recycling receive a lot of attention, there is often little focus on how clothes are actually […]
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Designing Shape Changing Textiles
This project investigated how shape-changing textiles (fabrics that can actively change shape in interaction with the wearer or the environment) can be designed based on ecological principles to promote sustainable behaviour and well-being. Together with researchers Pauline van Dongen and Anna Wetzel, consortium partners AMOLF, the Ecomimicry Institute, Next Nature Network and UNStudio approached shape-changing […]
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Going Circular Going Cellulose
Going Circular Going Cellulose (GC)2 is a study by ArtEZ and Saxion into the possibilities of connecting the technical production of yarns and textiles from sustainable cellulose fibres to the wishes and requirements of textile designers. Sustainability and circular economy are key issues in the textile supply chain. Many companies want to make more sustainable […]