UPCYCLING

FROM LEFTOVER FABRICS TO NEW FORMS

Upcycling has always been a natural part of my textile practice. In the studio, I collect leftover pieces of fabric and gradually bring different colours, textures and fragments together through patchwork.

This project began during the Covid period as a collaboration between two different design approaches. As everyday life moved indoors, together we developed the idea of creating a collection of clothing for the home.

I created the patchworked textile surfaces using leftover fabrics. The other designer then worked with these textiles through her own minimal design language and simple construction techniques, transforming them into garments and accessories. This exchange allowed my expressive textile surfaces and her understated forms to come together within one collection.

The simplicity of the silhouettes allowed the colours, textures, irregularities and construction of the fabrics to remain visible.

For me, upcycling is not only a way of reducing waste. It is a method of making and thinking. Through cutting, layering and stitching, leftover fragments can gain a new surface, identity and purpose.

This project reflects an idea that continues throughout my practice: leftover material is not the end of a process. It can become the beginning of another form.