International research seminar: Living together for a sustainable common future
Seminar 8th – 9th June 2026, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen
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Lisbeth Løvbak Berg
ALPHA Seminar: Cultural Heritage, Craft and Fashion
12 March 2026, 13:00–15:50 CET, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Avoiding synthetic fibres by choice: Strategies employed by businesses and their policy recommendations
Authors: Irene Maldini, Ingun Grimstad Klepp and Kate Fletcher Abstract Clothing and textiles are increasingly made of synthetic (fossils-based) fibres, enabling rapid growth in overall production volumes in this sector, with significant environmental impact. This research aims at…
Repairability of clothing and textiles: Consumer practices and policy implications
Authors: Anna Schytte Sigaard and Kirsi Laitala Abstract Extending product lifetimes through repair is a central strategy in sustainable consumption and circular economy initiatives. This article examines how consumers evaluate textile damages and potential to repair,…
Volumetric wardrobe studies to quantify the current clothing stock and wardrobe composition with adults in Flanders (Belgium).
Authors: Veerle Vermeyen (PhD student, KU Leuven), Filip Germeys (Professor, KU Leuven) Today, conversations about sustainable fashion often focus on buying better and consuming less—yet we still know remarkably little about what people actually keep in their wardrobes. This gap in knowledge…
Textile waste as an environmental challenge – A Knowledge Base for What Now? The Change Lab (Hva nå? Endringslaben)
Author: Kirsi Laitala Summary The report discusses the significant environmental challenges posed by textile waste and provides a knowledge base for the Norwegian learning platform What Now? The Change Lab, aimed at educating children and…
Understanding garment durability through local lenses: a participatory study with communities across the globe
Authors: Hester Vanacker, Andrée-Anne Lemieux, Kirsi Laitala, Michelle Dindi, Sophie Bonnier & Samir Lamouri. Abstract The overproduction of garments, often of low quality, contributes significantly to environmental degradation, especially in the Global South. Therefore, assessing the durability of garments has attracted…
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.
re-(t)exHile / Oslo – textile art, responsibility and global waste
Exhibition and seminar, 17th of Octobre 16:00-19:30, 18th of Octobrer 2025, 12:00 – 17:30 Deichman Library, Bjørvika, Oslo
New project with a refreshing twist to the persepctive on nature and sustainability
Text: Kjersti Lassen The project GREEN BLOOD: Undressing hierarchies to reduce pressure on land through Forest Finn perspectives will provide insigths into our relationship wiht nature through perspectives of Forest Finn, on of our leat…
Nordic-Baltic Textile Circularity and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Webinar 5th September 2025, 10:00–12:30 CET
Textile Farmers: Mapping of Fibre and Textile Production in Norway
Summary In this note, we present the results of a survey conducted in the project Textile Farmers and Fashion Agriculture: New momentum for local utilisation of all agricultural resources, led by Fibershed Norway. Based on…