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25/11/2022

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Yes, yes, it’s been a year and unfortunately the podcast went on hiatus but we are coming back with a new look and new conversations.

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23/09/2021

Our online panel discussion TMR - Special Event - Material Revolutionaries - Creative  Reuse + Tools of Transformation from last week is now available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google.

Thank you to our panelist’s and

We hope you enjoy this special event episode! And thank you to the audience who registered and attended the event!

For more information about this discussion and the participants:

In celebration of Sustainable Fashion Week UK, The Material Revolution hosted a special live online panel discussion on creative reuse with designers Jose Hendo (UK), Melissa Ferreira Schwager (Germany/Canada), Sylvia Calvo (Spain) and Jane Ziemons (Australia). 
This conversation brings together the voices and practices of designers who specialise in creative reuse. This unique opportunity enabled these women to share their inspiring stories, how they are inspiring community and what their tools of transformation are.

For more information about Sustainable Fashion Week UK and our guest panel visit:

https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk
https://sylviacalvobcn.com
https://adhesifclothing.com
https://josehendo.com
https://www.janeziemons.com/melaleuca-rise

Another question posed by our audience for our panel was…Do you have a favourite technique or a process you would like t...
22/09/2021

Another question posed by our audience for our panel was…
Do you have a favourite technique or a process you would like to develop?



We didn’t have enough time to host a full Q&A online during our discussion last week due to time.  So I thought to keep ...
21/09/2021

We didn’t have enough time to host a full Q&A online during our discussion last week due to time.

So I thought to keep the conversation ongoing that I would post some of the questions for our panel to answer.

Thinking of the works you have created and that of others, what is your definition of creative reuse?



Thoughts???

We posed the question for each of our panelist’s during our panel discussion on creative reuse. What are your tools of t...
20/09/2021

We posed the question for each of our panelist’s during our panel discussion on creative reuse.

What are your tools of transformation in your creative process? What is in your toolkit that activates and empowers creative reuse for you?

This photo was shared by Melissa Ferreira Schwager of as part of the physical tools of transformation she uses in her studio practice.

Each panellist shared insights into how they view tools of transformation in their practice. Tools of transformation can be physical in the form of tools but they can also be psychological, meditative and inspired by materials.

More to be revealed in our upcoming Special Event episode!

For those of you who missed our live panel discussion with     Stay tuned as we will be releasing our conversation this ...
19/09/2021

For those of you who missed our live panel discussion with

Stay tuned as we will be releasing our conversation this coming Thursday!

Thank you everyone who participated. I personally truly value the time you took to take part in the event given your schedules and the time difference!

We weren’t able to share all the questions that came through but we will highlight each day this week a question for our panel to answer from our audience.

This is a chance for you to participate as well! So steep up to the mic if you have a question for one or all of our panelist’s about their creative reuse practice and tools of transformation.

And a special thank you to for including us in your inaugural programming.

Today is the day! Join us if you haven’t registered already.  At 3pm (London), 10 am (EST), 7 am (PST) I will sit down w...
17/09/2021

Today is the day! Join us if you haven’t registered already. At 3pm (London), 10 am (EST), 7 am (PST) I will sit down with

Join us for our Special Event: Sustainable Fashion Week UK + The Material Revolution 

Conversation: Material Revolutionaries - Creative  Reuse + Tools of Transformation 

In celebration of Sustainable Fashion Week UK _uk + The Material Revolution is hosting a special event on September 17th, 2021 from 15:00 - 17:00 (GMT - London, UK). 

Please join us for an online panel discussion on creative reuse with designers Jose Hendo (UK), Melissa Ferreira Schwager (Germany/Canada), Sylvia Calvo (Spain) and Jane Ziemons (Australia). 
This conversation brings together the voices and practices of designers who specialise in creative reuse. It is a unique opportunity to bring each of these women together to the table to share their inspiring stories, how they are inspiring community and what their tools of transformation are. 

This is a free online event for you to attend and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end. 

To register visit Eventbrite (link in bio) or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sfw-material-revolutionaries-creative-reuse-tools-of-transformation-tickets-168601897815?utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk

https://sylviacalvobcn.com

https://adhesifclothing.com

https://josehendo.com

https://www.janeziemons.com/melaleuca-rise

16/09/2021

There is still time to register to take part in tomorrow conversation!

Special Event: Sustainable Fashion Week UK + The Material Revolution 

Conversation: Material Revolutionaries - Creative  Reuse + Tools of Transformation 

In celebration of Sustainable Fashion Week UK _uk + The Material Revolution is hosting a special event on September 17th, 2021 from 15:00 - 17:00 (GMT - London, UK). 

Please join us for an online panel discussion on creative reuse with designers Jose Hendo (UK), Melissa Ferreira Schwager (Germany/Canada), Sylvia Calvo (Spain) and Jane Ziemons (Australia). 
This conversation brings together the voices and practices of designers who specialise in creative reuse. It is a unique opportunity to bring each of these women together to the table to share their inspiring stories, how they are inspiring community and what their tools of transformation are. 

This is a free online event for you to attend and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end. 

To register visit Eventbrite (link in bio) or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sfw-material-revolutionaries-creative-reuse-tools-of-transformation-tickets-168601897815?utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk

https://sylviacalvobcn.com

https://adhesifclothing.com

https://josehendo.com

https://www.janeziemons.com/melaleuca-rise

Just two days away from our panel discussion on creative reuse and tools of transformation! Will you be joining us? Spec...
15/09/2021

Just two days away from our panel discussion on creative reuse and tools of transformation! Will you be joining us?

Special Event: Sustainable Fashion Week UK + The Material Revolution 

Conversation: Material Revolutionaries - Creative  Reuse + Tools of Transformation 

In celebration of Sustainable Fashion Week UK _uk + The Material Revolution is hosting a special event on September 17th, 2021 from 15:00 - 17:00 (GMT - London, UK). 

Please join us for an online panel discussion on creative reuse with designers Jose Hendo (UK), Melissa Ferreira Schwager (Germany/Canada), Sylvia Calvo (Spain) and Jane Ziemons (Australia). 
This conversation brings together the voices and practices of designers who specialise in creative reuse. It is a unique opportunity to bring each of these women together to the table to share their inspiring stories, how they are inspiring community and what their tools of transformation are. 

This is a free online event for you to attend and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end. 

To register visit Eventbrite (link in bio) or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sfw-material-revolutionaries-creative-reuse-tools-of-transformation-tickets-168601897815?utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk

https://sylviacalvobcn.com

https://adhesifclothing.com

https://josehendo.com

https://www.janeziemons.com/melaleuca-rise

Have you registered for our live panel discussion this Friday? Special Event: Sustainable Fashion Week UK + The Material...
13/09/2021

Have you registered for our live panel discussion this Friday?

Special Event: Sustainable Fashion Week UK + The Material Revolution 

Conversation: Material Revolutionaries - Creative  Reuse + Tools of Transformation 

In celebration of Sustainable Fashion Week UK _uk + The Material Revolution is hosting a special event on September 17th, 2021 from 15:00 - 17:00 (GMT - London, UK). 

Please join us for an online panel discussion on creative reuse with designers Jose Hendo (UK), Melissa Ferreira Schwager (Germany/Canada), Sylvia Calvo (Spain) and Jane Ziemons (Australia). 
This conversation brings together the voices and practices of designers who specialise in creative reuse. It is a unique opportunity to bring each of these women together to the table to share their inspiring stories, how they are inspiring community and what their tools of transformation are. 

This is a free online event for you to attend and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end. 

To register visit Eventbrite (link in bio) or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sfw-material-revolutionaries-creative-reuse-tools-of-transformation-tickets-168601897815?utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk

https://sylviacalvobcn.com

https://adhesifclothing.com

https://josehendo.com

https://www.janeziemons.com/melaleuca-rise

10/09/2021

On September 17th, 2021 in celebration with our live panel discussion will include celebrated Barcelona based designer Sylvia Calvo

We are sharing a preview of a video that was recently created for Global Sustainable Fashion Week.
To view the entire video check out our IGTV!

Please join us for an online panel discussion on creative reuse with designers Jose Hendo (UK), Melissa Ferreira Schwager (Germany/Canada), Sylvia Calvo (Spain) and Jane Ziemons (Australia). 

This conversation brings together the voices and practices of designers who specialise in creative reuse. It is a unique opportunity to bring each of these women together to the table to share their inspiring stories, how they are inspiring community and what their tools of transformation are. 

This is a free online event for you to attend and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end. 

To register visit Eventbrite or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sfw-material-revolutionaries-creative-reuse-tools-of-transformation-tickets-168601897815?utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

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Next week on September 17th, 2021 we will be hosting a live event in conversation with 4 international designers who spe...
08/09/2021

Next week on September 17th, 2021 we will be hosting a live event in conversation with 4 international designers who specialise in creative reuse.

One of these designers is Jane Ziemons of Meleuca Rise

Jane is a Scottish born Australian interdisciplinary artist, designer and educator. Her arts practice encompasses installation works, the development of narrative textile collections and traditional printmaking techniques. Ziemons has a deeply emotional approach to her work and considers the creation of art to be akin to the making of a new home in a foreign land.

We can’t wait to share more of Jane’s work and practice with you!

Please join us for an online panel discussion on creative reuse with designers Jose Hendo (UK), Melissa Ferreira Schwager (Germany/Canada), Sylvia Calvo (Spain) and Jane Ziemons (Australia).

This conversation brings together the voices and practices of designers who specialise in creative reuse. It is a unique opportunity to bring each of these women together to the table to share their inspiring stories, how they are inspiring community and what their tools of transformation are.

This is a free online event for you to attend and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end. �
To register visit Eventbrite (link in bio) or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sfw-material-revolutionaries-creative-reuse-tools-of-transformation-tickets-168601897815?utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk

https://sylviacalvobcn.com

https://adhesifclothing.com

https://josehendo.com

https://www.janeziemons.com/melaleuca-rise
,

Register for our Special Event: Sustainable Fashion Week UK + The Material Revolution 
Conversation: Material Revolution...
06/09/2021

Register for our Special Event: Sustainable Fashion Week UK + The Material Revolution 

Conversation: Material Revolutionaries - Creative  Reuse + Tools of Transformation 

In celebration of Sustainable Fashion Week UK uk + The Material Revolution is hosting a special event on September 17th, 2021 from 15:00 - 17:00 (GMT - London, UK). 

Please join us for an online panel discussion on creative reuse with designers Jose Hendo (UK), Melissa Ferreira Schwager (Germany/Canada), Sylvia Calvo (Spain) and Jane Ziemons (Australia). 
This conversation brings together the voices and practices of designers who specialise in creative reuse. It is a unique opportunity to bring each of these women together to the table to share their inspiring stories, how they are inspiring community and what their tools of transformation are. 

This is a free online event for you to attend and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end. 

To register visit Eventbrite (link in bio) or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sfw-material-revolutionaries-creative-reuse-tools-of-transformation-tickets-168601897815?utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk

https://sylviacalvobcn.com

https://adhesifclothing.com

https://josehendo.com

https://www.janeziemons.com/melaleuca-rise

Special Event: Sustainable Fashion Week UK + The Material Revolution 
Conversation: Material Revolutionaries - Creative ...
01/09/2021

Special Event: Sustainable Fashion Week UK + The Material Revolution 

Conversation: Material Revolutionaries - Creative  Reuse + Tools of Transformation 

In celebration of Sustainable Fashion Week UK + The Material Revolution is hosting a special event on September 17th, 2021 from 15:00 - 17:00 (GMT - London, UK). 

Please join us for an online panel discussion on creative reuse with designers Jose Hendo (UK), Melissa Ferreira Schwager (Germany/Canada), Sylvia Calvo (Spain) and Jane Ziemons (Australia). 
This conversation brings together the voices and practices of designers who specialise in creative reuse. It is a unique opportunity to bring each of these women together to the table to share their inspiring stories, how they are inspiring community and what their tools of transformation are. 

This is a free online event for you to attend and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end. 

To register visit Eventbrite (link in bio) or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sfw-material-revolutionaries-creative-reuse-tools-of-transformation-tickets-168601897815?utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail

https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk

https://sylviacalvobcn.com

https://adhesifclothing.com

https://josehendo.com

https://www.janeziemons.com/melaleuca-rise

  - Episode 14 -  Man Made Cellulosic Fiber (MMCF) Research + Policy-Making - Krisztina Ujhelyi This episode is a conver...
18/06/2021

- Episode 14 - Man Made Cellulosic Fiber (MMCF) Research + Policy-Making - Krisztina Ujhelyi

This episode is a conversation with  researcher, environmental engineer and sustainability manager Krisztina Ujhelyi. Originally from Hungary she has spent much of her studies and research in various nordic countries leading her to work with the man made cellulosic fiber research project Ioncell at Aalto University in Finland.   

We discuss her experience in working with this innovative fibre technology and its future possibilities. Her experience at Ioncell was not only limited to material research and prototyping but it involved contributing to the process of policy making.   This helped define two pathways - end of life perspective or the lifecycle.  

 

For more information on our guest: 

Krisztina Ujhelyi has a background in environmental engineering and sustainability management. It was during her work experiences, she encountered the dark side of the fast-fashion industry which led her to become involved in the collection of tremendous amounts of donated clothes in Norway. The impact of this experience made her extremely motivated to use her knowledge of the circular economy and sustainability to the apparel industry. 

It was during her master’s at Aalborg University in Denmark, she took the initiative and became an intern at Aalto University Finland with a man-made cellulosic fiber technology called Ioncell. Over a 1.5 year time period, she immersed herself into material research and explored how this technology can utilise its chemical recycling potential for natural fibers. Her research contributed to the improvement of man-made cellulosic fiber technologies, textile recycling and the circular textile economy.

Currently, she is seeking to learn techniques from the creative side of the fashion industry and is spending time learning sewing techniques and volunteering with Fashion Revolution Hungary.

Our latest interview with Estonia designer R**t Aus was released yesterday.   R**t’s extensive research and experience w...
21/05/2021

Our latest interview with Estonia designer R**t Aus was released yesterday.

R**t’s extensive research and experience with upcycling led her to pioneer an industrial upcycling method and the first upcycling certification .

You can access this episode through our website (link in bio) or through any platform you download your and enjoy your podcasts from.

20/05/2021

New episode release!
- Episode 12 - The Universa-tility of Upcycling - R**t Aus

This episode is a conversation Estonian based sustainable designer R**t Aus

R**t is not only the pioneer of an in industrial upcycling method but she is a researcher, environmentalist, theater and film artist who has been experimenting with recycling in fashion and costume design since 2005.

Our conversation highlights the valuable role of upcycling as a design method and how it came to inspire the industrial recycling system she developed. But R**t’s knowledge and experience of upcycling reaches far beyond the traditional use of this method. She continues to explore and expand upon the concepts of upcycling by creating actionable solutions that are rethinking and changing they way we consider waste and design systems in our environment.

For more information on our guest:

R**t Aus is a PhD-qualified fashion designer and environmental activist, a natural rebel who founded R**T AUS COLLECTION® and THE UPSHIRT®. She is a pioneer in the field of industrial upcycling for fashion, and has developed the UPMADE® certification, in order to pass on her knowledge to brands and factories.

R**t’s guiding mission in life is to save the fashion industry from itself, and to show that there is a way of ending the throwaway culture that causes so much waste and destruction around the world, reducing the environmental footprint of the industry she loves. Change is possible - R**t’s story shows that - and she wants to be an inspiration to everyone!


Website: https://www.reetaus.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/reetaus
IG: https://www.instagram.com/reetaus/



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This weeks episode release!   - Episode 11 - Handled with Care - Coffee Bags + Circular Economy - Sylvia Calvo BCN�Sylvi...
22/04/2021

This weeks episode release!

- Episode 11 - Handled with Care - Coffee Bags + Circular Economy - Sylvia Calvo BCN

Sylvia Calvo, born in Barcelona, studied English Philology at the University of Barcelona and obtained her MBA at Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago, USA, where she lived for about 15 years. There she worked for the airline industry, but moved back to Barcelona in 2002 to work in her family maritime transportation business. She always wanted to study fashion design, though the circumstances in life made it not possible at that time.�
After attending a conference about Eco-Fashion in 2012, the concept she had about the fashion and textile industry changed completely. She started to investigate, to read and to learn about sustainable fashion and the alternatives available to have a more positive social, environmental and economic impact.
In 2015, she created the brand “Sylvia Calvo BCN”, working mainly with original used coffee bags to transform them into garments and complements. Together with five colleagues, she co-founded the Non-profit Association “Moda Sostenible Barcelona” (MSBCN), the first association of this kind in Spain, in order to promote the benefits of sustainable fashion, its creation, production and comsumption, and to bring it closer to consumers.
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15/04/2021
We apologise for the release and promotion of   - Episode 10 - New Methods + Practices = Reimagining Sewing Through Perf...
15/04/2021

We apologise for the release and promotion of - Episode 10 - New Methods + Practices = Reimagining Sewing Through Performance - Agente Costura - Lisa Simpson. The video interview is available now in our YouTube channel and of course you can listen to this interview on Apple podcasts, Spotify, etc.

This episode is a conversation with Berlin based artist and performer, Lisa Simpson and her performative sewing and textile research practice. Her alternative approach to upcycling the discarded and second hand clothing began in Brazil where she established Agente Costura. A signature feature to Lisa’s work is in how she uses the Singer sewing machine as a musical instrument.

The nature of her practice is motivated by her love of sewing which is brought to life in her studio, though her materials/tools and in her performances. Our discussion addresses improvisation and how this informs her ability to adapt and create with the varying materials, musicians/performers and communities she collaborates with. Our conversation also highlights the Maskerade Brigade, a project she initiated � in response to the pandemic. � � � For more information on our guest: �
Lisa Simpson has been playing the Singer, a sewing machine, since 2003. In the daytime she tackles unwanted clothing, pins them down and cuts them up, transforming them into new wearable shapes. By transforming wardrobes she is questioning contemporary consumption habits, bringing forth a discussion around the sustainability of the fashion industry. At nighttime the Singer joins her fellow musicians and Lisa sews to the beat of the music, improvising on clothing based on rhythm and sound. The prepared sewing machine is amplified to become a musical instrument and layers of sound are looped as layers of fabric are stitched together, creating a dreamlike soundscape, enhanced by self built wearable oscillators and feedback machines.

Lisa has a Bachelor degree in Visual Arts from Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, a Master of Applied Arts degree from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and is currently enrolled in the Art in Context program at Universität der Künste Berlin. She has performed extensively on an international level, including Goethe Institut Jakarta, Schneidertempel Istanbul, The Vancouver Art Gallery, the Month of Performance Art- Berlin, Museum der Fünf Kontinente Munich, the Bimhuis Amsterdam, Curitiba Fashion Week, among others. Lisa currently lives and works in Berlin, and is involved in a range of different projects in collaboration with artists and interested audiences.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNrjsqNsDjo/?igshid=ylx5dzjdhn3q

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