Artistic Publication
CLU++ER: Creativity + Collaboration in Fashion Education
This book explores collaborative creativity in fashion, focusing on material transformation and garment construction. It features artworks, feedback from students and teachers, and practical ideas for crafting educational programs. With insights from designers and professionals, it offers valuable resources for educators, young designers. and anyone passionate about creativity and collaboration in fashion.
This book delves into collaborative creativity, exploring the tangible traces left behind in the creative process—such as tools, objects, and marks. It centers on "Creative Languages" in fashion, with a particular focus on material transformation and garment construction as drivers of collaboration and innovation. The research, originated in 2020 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, in collaboration with ARIA, University of Antwerp, extended over the following years to include partnerships with NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan, HEAD–Genève, and various companies and professionals.
In addition to theoretical exploration, the book includes a large collection of artworks produced during workshops and activities at these three schools, along with feedback from students and teachers. It also offers practical manuals and ideas for building educational programs focused on craft and creativity. This publication serves as a valuable resource for anyone passionate about working with crafts and materials, especially educators and young designers looking for inspiration on organizing group projects and creative processes.
The book presents a comprehensive framework for understanding collaborative creativity, demonstrating how material transformation and garment construction stimulate creativity on personal, collective, technical, and storytelling levels. Through workshops, dialogues with students and practitioners, and conversations with notable professionals like designers Walter Van Beirendonck and Lutz Huelle, as well as Sara Sozzani Maino, Creative Director at Fondazione Sozzani, Milan, this work offers insights into how creative practices shape the future of fashion. With contributions from a variety of crafters, educators, and professionals, it bridges theory and real-world application, equipping readers with tools to foster creativity and collaboration in their own work.
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