Social design & crafts
The Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin and the BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) are initiating an encounter. This spring, 18 fashion design students and young designers from Berlin and Dhaka will participate in a series of workshops, visits, and lectures with the goal to collaborate with local organizations and craftspeople to develop products or collections.
During joint trips to Berlin and Dhaka, the participants will visit craftspeople, NGOs, and companies that use sustainable craft techniques.
In September, a fashion show and exhibition of the products and collections in both Dhaka and Berlin will take place, parallel to the Berlin Fashion Week.
The fourth round of Local International builds on the experience of the previous years, when more than 50 fashion designers from Germany and Bangladesh were trained and initiated bilateral cooperations.
The project is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office (AA).
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