LARGO RESIDÊNCIAS – Espaço Coletivo Maker Largo Cabeço de Bola 1150-081 Lisboa
932 395 340
falaconnonsco@recostura.com
We came up with the intention of rethinking the existing model and changing the paradigm of the fashion industry.
The concept is simple: rescue clothes that were forgotten, that would end up in a landfill or a container, but that still had some potential, and turn them into new pieces.
We want to inspire the public to reuse used clothes in a creative way, by valorising the raw material, and consequently, the re-created piece, seeing the transformation as a preventive method of waste.
Textiles have a huge ecological footprint and conventional ways of reusing and recycling textiles are still not enough. Therefore, our philosophy is based on reuse and collaborative action, valuing the material but also who makes it, and making the consumer aware of all these issues, so that we can contribute to the construction of an environmentally and ethically more sustainable society.
Free Workshops: Activities open to the general public with the aim of inspiring and empowering them to give new life to clothes they no longer wear.
Themed Workshops: Activities open to the general public with the aim of inspiring and empowering them to give a new life to clothes they no longer wear by taking only one type of garment (example: transforming jeans).
Solidarity Workshops: Activities open to the community of a given territory that aims to develop a project that meets a need of that territory/community.
Product Creation/Consultancy: Collaborations with designers or brands that want to work with textile waste and used clothes.
Training: Short, medium or long-term courses with the aim of sensitising and training future designers to work with textile waste and used clothing as raw material.
