Programs
Short Public Sessions
Everyone Can Be a Designer at Times
Open workshops ranging from a few hours to a one-day session held in public settings such as festivals, bars, and markets. These are fast, accessible sessions focused on improvisation, repair, and playful redesign aiming to raise an interest in redesign.
Examples: Pimp My Village, Bingo Bongo (Spain), together festival, Tortosa bingo bongo plus
Extended Collaborative Workshops
Upside Down Cycling
Longer engagements developed over several days or weeks, allowing deeper collaboration and garment transformation. These workshops focus on process, exchange, and shared making.
Examples: Sweden (2022,2023), Singapore (2015), Mozambique (2014).
Photo: Singapore, Mozambique, tagga lov, ung i tibro
Educational Programs
Fast Forward Rewind (2013–2017)
A structured school activity used as an introduction for first-year students at the Swedish School of Textiles. The workshop acts as a collective starting point, combining design thinking, team building, reuse, and experimentation.
Photo: Sweden 2013-2017
Exhibition-Based Workshops
The Life of a Dress (2010–2013)
Workshops centered on the lifespan of garments, exploring care, repair, memory, and transformation through hands-on work and discussion.
Photos: kåken 2009, the life of a dress Moz 2010, Hecho en Faro (Mexico, 2012)
The Universe of SHE
A month-long collaborative workshop leading to an exhibition. Participants developed concepts, garments, music, animation, and sketches, culminating in an open workshop where visitors could take part during the exhibition opening.
Previous Sessions
WORKSHOPS
Del Passat per al Futur. Escola Puig Cavaller. Gandesa, Spain. 2025
Del Passat per al Futur. Saba Verda British International School. Milanes, Spain 2025
Del Passat per al Futur. Institute de Temple. Tortosa, Spain. 2025
Fes la teva bolsa. One day workshop, NGO Holland/Ghana. Benifallet, Spain, 2024.
Upsidedowncycling & Ung i Tibro. One week series of workshops. Tibro, Sweden. 2023
Upsidedowncycling & Tagga Lov. Two week series of workshops. Falköping, Sweden. 2022
180/Upsidedowncycling. Together Festival, High Wycombe, England. 2017
Upsidedowncycling. United World College of South East Asia. Singapore, 2015
Doing a 180. Mozambique Fashion Week. Maputo, Mozambique, 2014
The Life of a Dress 2.0. Nùcleo de Arte, Maputo, Mozambique, 2013
The Universe of SHE. Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Hong Kong, 2011
En Klänningshistoria. Kåken kulturhus, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2011
The Life of a Dress. Nùcleo de Arte, Maputo, Mozambique, 2010
The Life of a Dress. OFR shop, Paris, France, 2010
En Klänningshistoria. Kåken kulturhus, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2009
LECTURES
30 Years of Upcycling Dresses. Online guest lecturer. Parsons New York. US, 2021
30 Years of Upcycling Dresses. Online guest lecturer. Parsons New York. US, 2020
Redesigning Together, The Swedish School of Textiles, Borås, Sweden, 2018
Re/defining Fashion Through Cultural Craftivism, BIBAC, Cambridge, UK, 2014
The Life of a Dress as Research, Parsons, New York, US, 2013
The Life of a Dress, Mexico, International Non-Western Fashion Conference. London, UK, 2013
Moda Reciclada & Sustentabilidad, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico, 2012
Re-Disenando nuevas Prendas de Ropas Usadas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2012
The Life of a Dress, Furb Universidade, Blumenau, Brazil, 2012
About The Life of a Dress in practice. Instituto Superior de Artes e Cultura, Maputo, Mozambique, 2012
Dreamandawake. Falmouth University, Falmouth, England, Media department, 2010
Eco and Fair? Agenda 21 Nässjö Council, Nässjö, Sweden, 2010