MORE and MORE and MORE: Change in clothing volumes and wasted textiles
Hybrid seminar Thursday, 6th of November 2025, 13:00-17:00 CET.
OsloMet, Pilestredet 35 / Online.
We cordially invite you to the combined end seminar of the CHANGE and Wasted Textiles projects.
The title and the illustration of the seminar are inspired by the book «More and More and More: An All-Consuming History of Energy» by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, which describes how energy innovation has not led to energy transitions, but rather the use of more and more and more energy. We found this to be a suitable title also for a seminar that concludes two projects, which have studied the drivers of the increasing volumes of clothing from two different angles.
The seminar will be chaired by Prof. Kate Fletcher, MMU, and Jens Måge, SirkNorge and present central findings from both projects, ranging from historical knowledge to contemporary consumption and political implications of the research, through to following and future research.
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PROGRAMME
13:00 – Welcome
13:05 – Context
Two projects, two approaches to the same problem
// Ingun Grimstad Klepp, Professor in Clothing and Sustainability, SIFO, OsloMet
13:20 – New knowledge
Circular Habits, Linear Results – Do Repair and Reuse Slow Wardrobe Growth?
// Kirsi Laitala, Senior Researcher, SIFO, OsloMet
More than enough: Gender and clothing volumes in Norwegian wardrobes
// Vilde Haugrønning, PhD Candidate, SIFO, OsloMet
Textile disposal volumes from Norwegian households
// Anna Schytte Sigaard, PhD Candidate, SIFO, OsloMet
The limitations of product durability and longevity to reduce environmental impacts
// Irene Maldini, Senior Researcher, SIFO, OsloMet
Sustainability impact analysis of Extended Producer Responsibility for the Norwegian consumer textiles sector
// Meron Assefa Arega, Senior Researcher, SINTEF
Working to reduce plastic and production volumes in fashion education and business
// A conversation between Gisle Mardal, NF&TA and Tone Skårdal Tobiasson, NICE Fashion
The upcoming EPR legislation and the market experiences we have gained to date
// Kerli Kant Hvass, Assistant Professor, Aalborg University
Direct impact: Experiences from open discussions over museum objects
// Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen, Norsk Folkemuseum
16:00 – Offspring
New projects and applications: Continuations of and reactions to the examined perspectives
// Ingun Grimstad Klepp, Professor in Clothing and Sustainability, SIFO, OsloMet. and Kate Fletcher, Professor of Sustainability, Design and Fashion Systems, MMU
16:25 – Mingling and refreshments