Reader in Design for Social Change at @sustfash – Working on #DesignActivism #SustainableFashion #SocialDesign
London, England
Joined June 2012
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Dr Francesco Mazzarella retweeted
Design beyond the centre
Join #DESIS Conversations for the Planet to explore decolonial, community-rooted design & social innovation.
Date: April 17, 2026
Time: 12:00–14:00 UTC
#DesignForChange #SocialInnovation #Sustainability
My work @sustfash on fashion for social change is discussed in the article "The current state of sustainable fashion: A look at it from a UK perspective" for a Japanese magazine, written by Hiroshi Narumi, edited by Mikako Muramatsu magazine.air-u.kyoto-art.ac.…
Dr Francesco Mazzarella retweeted
‘I MIGRATE’ #FashionFilm created by @LCFLondon MA students as part of the ‘Fashion Practices for Social Change’ unit brief. This unit brief was co-created by Centre for Sustainable Fashion's @FraMazzarella & artist Laura Nyahuye.
Learn more: instagram.com/p/DNYMcBxtHAc/
Dr Francesco Mazzarella retweeted
VACANCY - DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Senior #Research Associate in #Design for #Sustainability to work alongside experienced professors with a well-established research portfolio. Location: #Manchester All Saints Campus
More details here: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/va…
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Dr Francesco Mazzarella retweeted
🔔You’re invited to ‘All the Whistlers: A Collective Performance’, on 26 June, 6:30-7:30pm!
@sustfash is hosting this interactive performance by Aliaskar Abarkas @LCFLondon, exploring collective whistling as a tool for connection & embodied learning.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-the-w…
Dr Francesco Mazzarella retweeted
📣 NEW BLOG! Fabric of Change: Fashion, Sustainability and the Quiet Weight of Race
CSF Member & Youth-Community Arts Practitioner, Natasha Mays, explores the intersections between race, privilege, fashion & sustainability and her practice.
Read now: sustainable-fashion.com/post…
As advisory board member & keynote speaker at the 'Fashion as a Tool for Social Change' Conference (being delivered in-person at Woxsen University in India & online) on 10-11 November, I am happy to share a Call for Abstract (deadline on 27 April): woxsen.edu.in/ftsc-2025/inde… @UAL
Dr Francesco Mazzarella retweeted
Sailing with the wind ⛵ #LondonCollegeOfFashion Seminar:
Join us at this @UAL DESIS event, chaired by @sustfash researcher @FraMazzarella in discussion with Professor Ezio Manzini.
Date: April 10, 3-5pm
Location: In-person at @LCFLondon
Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sailing-a…
Come and work at @UAL as Senior Researcher - storytelling and advocacy in creative education. For more info and for applying for this full-time, fixed-term role, visit: ual.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mo…
Dr Francesco Mazzarella retweeted
1/10. 🏆 We are very pleased to share 2⃣ important briefs providing transdisciplinary recommendations on #LossAndDamage policy making, response, research, advocacy, and artist practice from the inaugural Ways of Repair : #LossAndDamage program. 🎉
🔗Read them here: waysofrepair.com/recommendat…
I'm delighted to be presenting my work on 'Decolonising Fashion – Weaving Care in Designers’ Collaborations with Indigenous Communities' at the 'Listening for the Echoes' symposium at Istituto Marangoni London. More info and registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening… @sustfash @UAL
A great pleasure to meet @NosheenaMobarik to thank her for her invaluable support to the ‘Freedom to Play’ campaign to protect refugee children. This evidences the power of collaborative creative practice & action towards social justice @sustfash @ProfHelenStorey @UAL @LCFLondon
Great to meet Conservative Baroness @NosheenaMobarik in Parliament to discuss how we can work together and recognise her efforts to protect migrant children.
Thrilled to have participated at the @designcouncil experts workshop at @BarbicanCentre, discussing how we can best contribute to the Design for Planet mission and other upcoming initiatives, including the World Design Congress. Always great to connect with such brilliant people
EARTH LOGIC DESIGN SURVEY about conditions for designers working with change and a broad range of sustainability questions, such as climate change, equality, community resilience, and social and mental health: survey.lnu.se/survey/44547
@sustfash @LCFLondon @UAL
Call for Contributions to the Social Design Network Conference 'Reassessing the Social – Understanding Transformations' taking place from 18 to 20 September 2025 in Lucerne and Berne: conference.socialdesignnetwo…
New article 'How East London Is Empowering Refugees Through Fashion' published in Style & Sustain magazine, featuring my @ahrcpress funded project 'Decolonising Fashion and Textiles' styleandsustain.com/style-ch… @sustfash @LCFLondon @UAL
Dr Francesco Mazzarella retweeted
📣 New Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) Blog Post! 🫶
CSF Researcher Dr. @FraMazzarella shares, ‘A Creative Journey into the Resourcefulness, Reciprocity and Resilience of Indigenous Communities in Vietnam.’
📖Read his insightful experiences now: sustainable-fashion.com/post…
Dr Francesco Mazzarella retweeted
🧵LCF Sampled x Research: Design Journeys towards Social Change, Free Talk + Q&A 🧵
🗓️ Wednesday 12 February | ⏰ 6-8pm |
📍@LCFlondon
Join us for a thought-provoking evening with @sustfash's @FraMazzarella & PhD candidate, Victoria Ho.
Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/lcf-sampl…
I look forward to the IV ESDA DESIS Social Design Days in Zaragoza on 13-14 March, where I will co-facilitate with Lorraine Gamman a workshop on "Uncovering Journeys towards Transformational Change – Sharing Insights with Creative Practitioners" esda.es/iv-esda-desis-social… @sustfash
UCA is looking to recruit a Senior Project Coordinator on a 3 year term to support the development of the research and knowledge exchange activities related to the EC-funded 'Just Fashion' project. For more info & applying (by 2 Feb): jobs.ucreative.ac.uk/Vacancy…
