Valuable Things: Transformative Systems, Processes, and Realities
Prof. Franziska Schreiber & Matthew Needham (Modedesign UdK & Central Saint Martins College London)
Deutsch/English, 2 SWS, 2 ECTS
Starts: 8.1. - 11.1.2025, 10 h
(ATTENTION: different workshop dates!)

Registration on Moodle starts 2.12.2024 / Anmeldung auf Moodle beginnt am 2.12.2024:
https://moodle.udk-berlin.de/moodle/course/view.php?id=2599
Moodle Enrollment Key / Einschreibeschlüssel: transformation

What gives something value? Is it the systems shaping it, the processes behind it, or the realities it creates? In a world of trends and disposability, how can we rethink value and design a future focused on social justice, environmental responsibility, and thoughtful creation? This workshop explores transformation at every level. Over four days, we’ll examine the systems and processes that dictate how value is currently assigned, challenging participants to uncover fresh ways of seeing and creating sculptural garments/garment sculptures. Using discarded, overlooked, and everyday materials, we’ll explore how creative practice, story re-telling, and critical reflection can reshape realities and redefine where value is placed. What to Expect: Day 1: Foundations – Investigate the drivers of value concepts and explore methods to disrupt existing frameworks. Day 2: Collaboration – Experiment with materials and techniques that challenge traditional notions of worth. Day 3: Reimagining – Transform discarded materials into meaningful narratives that redefine value. Day 4: Sharing– Present your work in a group exhibition to inspire new perceptions of value.

Franziska Schreiber ist Modedesignerin und Gastprofessorin für „Körper I Mode I Digitalität“. Sie war zunächst selbstständig im Designkollektiv „Pulver“ und arbeitet international als Designerin und Art Direktorin für statische und performative Modepräsentationen in Konzeption und Produktion.

Matthew Needham is creative director, sustainability consultant, programme-wide sustainability lead for the fashion programme at Central Saint Martins, and founder of Trash Club, a global community of conscious creatives.