Green Knowledge – A guide to sustainability in the fashion industry


Green Knowledge, an A-Z guide to sustainability in fashion, includes sustainable producers, brands and certification, as well as interviews and contributions from experts. Friederike von Wedel-Parlow is one of the authors, with a guest contribution on the new democratization of fashion and the potential of the eco and fair fashion niche.

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FutureLab „RetroProSpekt MODERNE“: The Documentation


Some time ago, a joint workshop with the YOUNG ACADEMY at the Academy of Arts took place, which gave scholarship holders the chance to have a look into the future. The main topics of this workshop have been summarized in a new publication and include certain approaches to Beneficial Design, which should help artists to take a stand on society and its development and to influence the latter.

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It's Not the Economy...


In the latest issue of the annual publication of the University of Art and Design FHNW Friederike von Wedel-Parlow and Matthias Einhoff talk about socio-political aspects in the context of cultural entrepreneurship.

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Beneficial Design – Creating Positive Fashion


Beneficial Design as a transformative force for positive change in the annual publication "Texperimental" of the Department of Textile and Clothing Technology at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences.

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Poetry of the Real


With "Celebration our Human Footprint - A Building like a tree. A City like a forest" Michael Braungart's architectural vision for the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2016 is also included in the annual publication of the University of Art and Design FHNW.

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Quality - a new definition of sustainability


In the online magazine for sustainability and fashion "Aethic" Friederike von Wedel-Parlow writes about the term quality, the new definition of sustainability.

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Fair Fashion Guide: A plea for the closet of the future


The publicist, sustainability expert and business psychologist Dr. Alexandra Hildebrandt about the Fair Fashion Guide in the Huffingtonpost.

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“The Future is Closed Loop“


On Filippa K Circle Friederike von Wedel-Parlow writes about the vision of a world where there is no more garbage.

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Fashion Made Fair


In "Fashion Made Fair" Michael Braungart and Friederike von Wedel-Parlow explain the Cradle to Cradle design concept and its significance for fashion.

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Fast Fashion - the Dark Side of Fashion


In the exhibition catalog for the travelling exhibition "Fast Fashion", Prof. Friederike von Wedel-Parlow calls for a paradigm shift in the fashion system that takes into account the forthcoming demands for quality, innovation, culture and beauty.

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