CSDMM-UPM – Moda Sostenible Fashion Forever

The Centro Superior de Diseño de Moda de Madrid of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (CSDMM-UPM) is organising the exhibition project ‘Fashion Forever. A more future friendly fashion and textile industry in the making’ together with the Swedish Embassy, in collaboration with the Swedish Institute, H&M Spain and IKEA, to delve into the great challenges of the future of sustainable fashion.

In recent years, sustainability has been gaining ground in the textile sector. The industry is becoming increasingly aware of the need to go green, modifying its mechanisms and tools to meet the demands of more committed consumers who are not only looking to buy fashion, but also want it to be sustainable and leave a positive footprint.

OFICIAL PROGRAMME

The emerging responsible fashion industry in Sweden offers its broad vision that seeks the involvement of politics, educational institutions and industry and this is precisely what is reflected within the project ‘Fashion Forever. A more future friendly fashion and textile industry in the making’.

▶️ 10.30 | Opening of the exhibition with the participation of Guillermo García-Badell (Director of CSDMM), Teppo Tauriainen, (Ambassador of Sweden in Spain) and Francisco Javier Jimenez Leube (Vice-rector of Communication and Institutional Relations of UPM).

▶️ 10.45 | Presentation of the exhibition and its components by Guillermo García-Badell (Director of CSDMM)

▶️ 11.05 | Lecture ‘Sustainable fashion in Sweden’ by Susanne Nejderås, Director of Smart Textiles, Textile Strategist at Science Park Borås, Sweden.

▶️ Round Table ‘Sustainability in large companies’.

Moderator: Victoria de Pereda, Sustainability Consultant

Nuria Ramirez, Director of Sustainability, H&M Spain

Manuel Delgado, Strategic Interior Design Director, IKEA Spain

Carmen Herrera, Head of Textile Product, Auchan Alcampo

Juan Vidal, Designer and Lecturer, Centro Superior de Diseño de Moda, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

During the opening, attendees will also be able to visit an exhibition of IKEA and its work on sustainability and responsible use of fabrics such as wool, cotton and recycled polyester; a selection of ‘H&M Innovation Stories’, capsule collections dedicated to promoting more sustainable materials, technologies and production processes; and learn more about the ‘CSDMM and H&M Circular Program’ project, an academic programme that promotes circular fashion training for future design talents.

The exhibitions will be on display until 24 November from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm from Monday to Friday.