Nora Kuehner will provide deep insights into the global debates about the ongoing transformation towards circularity in the case of sports sector.

23.10. 10-11, Mic-J102, webinar link: https://savonia.zoom.us/my/zoom.huone1

Driven by the triad progress – growth – wealth we have achieved a lot. But now we recognize that our stunning advances come at a price. The evolution of the economy and the growing wealth unveil their dark side. The consequences of the unbridled exploitation of the planet’s resources and short-sighted decision-making have become visible even in our backyards. The state of our world today forces us to shake out our practices and change our affluent way of life. Now is the moment to verify what we have achieved. What is worth to be saved?

Deeply dedicated to design, textiles and future-thinking, Nora Kuehner questions the conventional, realigns our ways of “making things” and tracks down the traces of another tomorrow in design and textile. Get inspired!

Are you ready to dive into circular future?

Do you want to lean from an international industry expert? Develop new relevant and radically new ideas from wicked consumer waste materials and learn up-cycling and design thinking for the circular economy.

A German fashion designer, Nora Kühner, will join us in Savonia week 43 with an Old to Gold Masterclass, guided by the headline: Circular Thinking – Renew | Adapt | Redesign.

In this masterclass, you will work in multidisciplinary teams to deconstruct and rebuild high performance gear and textile leftovers into something radically new. Through Nora Kühner’s expertise and practical examples from her long experience with Masterclasses, participants will be encouraged to think outside the box and come up with new ideas for repurposing old textiles in a completely new way and in unexpected industrial sectors and fields of business.

Objectives of the Old to Gold Masterclass

Strengthening international expertise: The masterclass is a unique opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary learning and gain insights from an international industry expert in the real global working world.

Offering new thinking for the future of making: To expand understanding of circular economy principles, sustainable development, and innovative design solutions for the future: In the case of upcycling the wicked textile material waste for high performance sport sector into to something radically new.

Learning new skills to shape the future: Learn about creative problem-solving, agile learning and sustainable design through hands-on practical workshops and collaborative project. Participants gain insights into new approaches to sustainability and circular design, developing creative thinking and a holistic understanding of complex challenges.

How to participate?

The masterclass is intended for third- and fourth-year BA students and all MA level students form all disciplines. Please, send an email with your short motivation letter & web-portfolio link to laura.pakarinen@savonia.fi. Approximately 15-20 students can be selected and participate in the event.

Participants are expected to commit to intensive work for the entire week: from Monday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pm. Working language is English.