During my work as an ecodesigner in India, I once had to up cycle some used fabric. I invented a new material call”paper/fabric” . It is resistant and “sew-able” . For me, a wedding dress is the summon of the disposable/ buy-and-throw consumption society because it is worn only once. So for the “one-time-use-dress” I […]
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2013.Costumes for Re-Passage, a performance at MARTa Museum, Herford, Germany
These 5 Costumes of the XVIII and XIX century style have been made out of old fabrics such as table cloth, bed sheet, linen, towels, used denim etc…. They will be worn for a performance named Re-Passage for the Kulturnacht at the MARTa Museum in Herford.
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2013. Collaboration M.Bogaerts & V.Schlöndorff, Kiev, Ukraine
Day 1 of the project by « Our Kids » a children’s organisation founded by Barbara Monheim . The Ballet will be directed by Volker Schlöndorff (Oscar winner), choregraphed by Marc Bogaerts and produced by Mikhail Krupievsky at the Kiev Opera next month. Recycled costums made by French ecodesigner Katell Gelebart et voilà… my first […]
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2013. One-week ecodesign lab’, Bauhaus School, Germany
School of Architecture Bauhaus DIA, Dessau, Germany An interdisciplinary workshop for the Masters’ students using only used materials and low tech’ means.On day 1, they went to collect unwanted material on the school campus; they came back with a leather coach that was ripped off on the street.They decided to make wallet, computer case, […]
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2013. Pentiment Summer Academy, Hamburg,Germany
2013. Invited to run a three-weeks summer course at the Pentiment Art Academy, I invited the 25 participants to reflect on : Creativity with sustainability , A show case of ecodesign . After experimenting with different scavenged materials for 2 weeks, the students have created , in 5 days a Bedroom of re-used .Giving new […]
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