Sustainable Challenge, the annual MODA-FAD programme committed to promoting sustainability within the fashion industry, returns with its 7th edition dedicated to the theme of Collective Mending, within the framework of 080 Barcelona Fashion.
From 12 to 15 November, the Disseny Hub Barcelona will host 30 students from schools across nine European countries who have taken on the challenge of working together to explore the world of fashion through the lens of mending, repairing, and patching. This year’s curator will be British designer Amy Twigger Holroyd, who will share her expertise in dynamic repair and her research on post-growth fashion systems with the participants.
The project presentation will take place on 17 October at 1:15 p.m. at the Recinto Modernista de San Pau. Speakers will include Salvi Plaja, President of FAD; Charo Mora, project collaborator and fashion culture specialist; and Amy Twigger Holroyd, Associate Professor of Fashion and Sustainability at Nottingham School of Art & Design. Admission is free with prior registration.
On 12 November at 18:00 h, Amy Twigger will give a Masterclass focused on imagining mending as a pillar of contemporary design. The activity, which will be open to the public (registration required), invites attendees to bring a piece of clothing that needs mending and will give them the chance to present it to the students that will participate in the creative hackathon. If there is "chemistry" between the piece of clothing and the teams of students, it could be selected to form part of the Sustainable Challenge and be repaired or reinterpreted by the students. This activity will be held in English.
Sustainable Challenge will culminate in a fashion show where students will present the results of their three days of work. The event will be open to the public and will take place on 15 November at 19:00 h at the Disseny Hub.
This edition of Sustainable Challenge is made possible thanks to the support of the Barcelona City Council and DHub, with additional support from the Government of Catalonia, in partnership with the Embassy of the Netherlands and the British Council.