admin ‘Classroom of the future: the stories behind cotton’
Fashion students from across the country also participated in the
educational programme ‘Classroom of the future: the stories behind cotton’.
It was developed by the curator of the Fashion For Good Museum, education
coordinator Alyxandra Westwood and education and fashion consultant in
sustainability Yophi Ignacia, in collaboration with the schools mentioned
above.
Fashion for Good and the partner institutions in the project made a
selection of designs by the students who participated in this programme,
which formed a part of and was based on the museum’s previous exhibition
‘Knowing cotton otherwise’.
The aim of this programme was to “challenge the segregated Dutch
education system” ,“levelling the field between vocational education
students and higher vocational education students” by having them work
together side by side.
‘Classroom of the future: the stories behind cotton’ is available for
download as “an open source toolkit for students in vocational education,
(known as MBO in the Netherlands), and higher vocational education(, known
as HBO) from the museum website and “consists of a set of six lessons all
exploring the various aspects of cotton with specific emphasis on people
and the planet,”the press release about the new exhibition reads.
Through the educational programme, its curators show the perspective of
local and international creators and innovators working towards a better
and fairer fashion system through the use of a variety of interactive
educational tools such as videos, podcasts and workshops.
Photo by Elzo Bonam for Fashion for Good Museum.
The exhibition ‘News from the Future’ places a clear emphasis on
emerging fashion talent. The “look and feel” of News from the Future has
been designed by upcoming graphic designer Sara Biatchinyi, as per the
press release.
As another example of facilitating the connection of emerging fashion
talent, Fashion For Good invited interdisciplinary jewellery platform and
magazine Current Obsession to co-curate an installation that aims to
address the “sustainable and regenerative design practices in both the
fashion and jewellery industries,” as stated in the release.
Apart from the jewellery installation, which will be updated weekly, the
exhibition will also highlight emerging talent through an art auction and a
panel discussion on the future of jewellery.
In addition, designer Kevin Paraiso is showcasing a creative workshop at
the Fashion for Good Museum featuring looks from his future-forward and
sustainable ‘Cosmic Summer Dolkrey’ collection. The collection, which
Paraiso presented at Paris Fashion Week SS23, uses vibrant colours with the
aim of uplifting the fashion of today and tomorrow.
future. Credits: Photo by Elzo Bonam for Fashion For Good
Museum.
News from the Future at Amsterdam’s Fashion For Good is open to the
public since Saturday, October 27 2023.
