{"id":59389,"date":"2025-10-10T10:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bd-i.de\/?post_type=portfolio&p=59389"},"modified":"2025-10-17T09:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T07:39:14","slug":"nature-of-fashion-design-for-transformation","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"http:\/\/www.bd-i.de\/en\/portfolio\/nature-of-fashion-design-for-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature of Fashion: Design for Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The fashion and textile industry system exists within Earth\u2019s planetary boundaries and hence must operate within the ecological limits of our planet. Recognizing that the current \"take-make-waste\" model has already exceeded Earth\u2019s planetary boundaries, the Nature of Fashion: Design for Transformation initiative calls for a radical redesign of how we handle textile waste by learning from nature\u2019s most fundamental strategy: transformation through breakdown and renewal.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Global Initiative<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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The aim of the international research initiative is to fundamentally redesign the way we deal with textile waste and to model it on natural regeneration processes. Instead of following the linear principles of \"take, make, waste\", the project focuses on a cyclical understanding of material use. At its core is a \"break down to build up\" approach that combines biological and biotechnological processes to transform mixed textile waste into biocompatible raw materials that can be returned to safe cycles. These materials are intended to be industrially applicable in areas such as medicine, agriculture and packaging, while contributing to the development of a nature-positive, regenerative economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Regional Pilot Projects<\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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Partner organisations \u2013 including the Beneficial Design Institute in Germany, Circle Economy in the Netherlands and The Or Foundation in Accra, Ghana \u2013 are developing and testing Design for Transformation with various regionally anchored strategies and approaches, each contributing to a broader spectrum of regenerative toolkits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The initiative is now in its second phase, building on the success of the first pilot projects, which demonstrated both the technical feasibility and complexity of converting mixed textile waste into reusable and increasingly non-toxic materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Initiator
\n<\/strong>Biomimicry Institute<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Global Partners
\n<\/strong>Circle economy<\/a>, Or Foundation<\/a>, Beneficial Design Institute<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Project Website<\/a><\/span>

Services Beneficial Design Institute
\n<\/strong>Strategische Projektentwicklung und Netzwerkaufbau in der Region, Design Forschung & Entwicklung, Textilabfallanalyse, Markt- und Potenzialanalyse, Produktapplikation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Team<\/strong>
\nFriederike von Wedel-Parlow, Isabella Rhein, Leoni Otto, Julie Stamm, Iris Blackwood, Esther Werring, Noemi Kelleova<\/p>\n<\/div>

Regional Partners
\n<\/strong>Fraunhofer IAP<\/a>,\u00a0 Fraunhofer IGB<\/a>, matterr GmbH<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Funding
\n<\/b>Laudes Foundation<\/a>, Klimaschutzministerium Brandenburg<\/a>, Bundeswirtschaftsministerium<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>Value Creation in Brandenburg \u2013 Policy Paper<\/a><\/span>

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