Project
Objectives
1.
Foster transnational cooperation and knowledge
sharing among organisations working on sustainable
and inclusive fashion practices.
2.
Develop capacity-building tools and training to
democratise access to knowledge on circular and
inclusive fashion design for creatives, professionals
and those needing up-skilling.
3.
Experiment with co-created, agender circular fashion
collections and an innovative "phygital" training
model combining offline sessions and open-source
online tutorials.
4.
Promote equal access to quality education in creative
industries, equipping participants with tools to address
sustainability and inclusivity in fashion.
5.
Use fashion as a catalyst to drive cultural change
towards a more environmentally-conscious and
sustainable society.
6.
Contribute to the priorities of sustainability and the
fashion/design sector under the Creative Europe
programme.
The ARCA Project begins by selecting three emerging fashion designers, one from each of the participating cities: Bologna, Barcelona, and Berlin. These designers will collaborate to create an open-design Agender Circular Capsule Wardrobe - a versatile collection of pieces that can be mixed and matched to create multiple outfits. Each designer will receive a grant and participate in a 6-week online mentorship program. This program will cover crucial topics such as non-binary approaches, modular and circular fashion, open design and social impact. Coordinated by Circular Berlin, the training will feature a diverse array of experts.
After the mentorship and co-creation process, Lantoki will refine the collection by developing patterns and prototypes to prepare it for production. To ensure the collection is both easily replicable and of high quality, the production phase will be tested through a sewing course, organised in Barcelona.
Additionally, two workshops will be held in Bologna, focusing on Business Modeling and Digital Marketing and Communication.
All teaching materials, including collection production guidelines, patterns, and textile suggestions, will be compiled into a digital tutorial and made available online for free public access. This initiative aims to make the collection accessible and replicable for anyone interested in exploring inclusive and circular fashion.
Finally, a concluding event will be organised in Bologna to showcase the project's results, further disseminate its outputs and promote a cultural change towards sustainable fashion.
