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On May 13 at Värmeverket’s Re:work Camp, Flöde led an engaging lecture on EU textile strategy, upcycling at scale, and the courage to reframe “waste” as opportunity. Attendees explored practical methods, design thinking, and the responsibility we share in shaping a truly circular fashion future.
At Re:work Camp, Flöde guided emerging creatives through the why and how of textile upcycling. We broke down the EU’s forthcoming regulations and examined real-world examples of scalable, value-adding reuse. Participants discovered that true innovation lies not in novelty, but in reimagining the abundant resources already in circulation.
After walking through how EU textiles strategy is driving extended producer responsibility, demonstrating FLÖDE’s pattern‑based circular model in action, and allowing them to engage with real material sorting data and prototypes, it’s vital to tie these learning points together.
These sessions weren’t just presentations, they were immersive experiences, moving from policy to practice, attendees saw how upcoming regulations are not just compliance hurdles but opportunities to rethink material flows and force to challenge design logics. Together we witnessed how the Flöde model can utilize surplus into new creations.
We invited attendees to discuss hurdles in a fragmented infrastructure where “throwaway” mindsets have been the norm for to long, aiming to share new strategies for staying motivated in an industry under rapid change.
These conversations underscored something crucial: tackling challenges is not optional - it’s essential. We encourage critical questioning, collaborative problem-solving, and an ethical reckoning with how fashion is produced and consumed. It’s only through grappling with complexity together that meaningful innovation emerges. Building circular systems demands a lot from all of us, together.
Our session closed with a challenge: to see every discarded garment as a starting point for creativity rather than a dead end. In late-stage capitalism, choosing circular design is the radical act we can all embrace.
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