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The Future Is Circular
May 4, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Free
From Austin Resource Recovery –
Net Impact and the City of Austin bring you The Future is Circular: A Sustainable Fashion Symposium, an educational event with Eileen Fisher RENEW and Miranda Bennett Studio hosted during Austin’s first Sustainable Fashion Week!
Event Details
Join us for a fireside chat on circular design with Miranda Bennett of Miranda Bennett Studio and Lilah Horowitz, the creative lead for Eileen Fisher RENEW and a series of 5 minute lightning talks from sustainability innovators in Austin’s fashion sector, including:
- Dell’s Circular Collection with Bayou with Love: Computer parts recycled into jewelry designed by Nikki Reed
- Isabella Rose Taylor: 16 year old Parsons graduate and TEDX alumna’s IRT Redux line upcycles 90s clothing with political and female-positive messaging
- Open Arms: Social enterprise for the Multicultural Refugee Coalition employs refugee women in manufacturing sustainable sewn goods, including a line of repurposed home decor for IKEA.
- Classic Childhood: Online European-style children’s clothing boutique upcycling scrap fabric and men’s shirts into baby rompers and accessories
- T-Shirts for Hunger: Travis County program that employs county inmates to sew used T-shirts into reusable bags for Travis County Community Center food pantries
- TREDAGAIN: Local footwear brand using upcycling tires
- KenzerQuest: 80s and 90s clothing upcycled into modern pieces by 15-year-old entrepreneur
- Paleo Denim: Austin manufacturer making selvedge denim jeans on reconditioned sewing machines, offering repair & hemming services
- Textile Exchange: A global non-profit working to reduce the textile industry’s impact on the world’s water, soil and air, and the human population
Plus networking, exhibitions, and more!
Visit http://sustainablefashionatx.com for other Sustainable Fashion Week events in Austin!
