Explore innovative approaches to the Circular Economy in the furniture sector and find answers to the question
“What can the furniture industry learn from the fashion industry in terms of sustainability and circularity?”
The second Upnovation workshop took place at the Akademie für Mode & Design (Pappelallee 78/79, 10437 Berlin – Prenzlauer Berg) on April 15, 2019 from 10:00 to 16:00.
Special thanks goes to all participants of the workshop and the Sustainability in Fashion and Creative Industries master program (class of 2020), who made this workshop a successful event.
Speakers

Sustainable fashion researcher and consultant
Katie’s work focuses on the analysis and mapping of textile supply chains and the development of more environmentally and socially responsible sourcing strategies for raw materials within the fashion industry.

Designer | Sustainable design and circular concept
Sophie is a young designer with current sustainable design and circular concept, which is based on individual zero waste pattern cutting systems as well as materials made of food waste.

Consultant
Ariane’s main topics are dialogue, design and education. During several study and work times around the globe she experienced the interrelation of those work fields in practice. in She has a M.A. intercultural communications studies from European University Viadrina in Frankfurt Oder. Besides Fashion revolution she shares her expertise on sustainable fashion and the textile industry in different workshops settings and regularly as a guest lecturer for the program fairschnitt of the Femnet ev./ Clean Clothes Campaign and works for the foundation Hessnatur Stiftung.

Upnovation Scientific Project Manager
Oliver is scientific project manager in the Innovation Forum Upcycling. His research focuses on natural resource management, biodiversity and its social-ecological systems and circular economy.
ResearchGate: Oliver_Peters4

Designer
Hanieh is a designer and lecturer in the field of holistic design approaches. Her attention lies on the developement of genuinely considered products wich are able to serve human and nature in the same sense.
Contact: hanieh.sabokbar@upnovation.de