Clothing the Loop: Circular Design Festival - Day time Gathering

Schedule

Sat Nov 07 2026 at 09:30 am to 04:30 pm

UTC+11:00
Location

Canberra Institute of Technology | Canberra, CT

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Dive into an immersive day of artist and designer led circular design.
Panels discussions:
- Fashion Circles - how do we wear our values, culture and nature through fashion? (MC Nina Gbor, Ecostyles, with Linda Jackson, Australian Fashion pioneer, Corella & Crow, First nations designers, Julie Boulton, Circular Fashion advocate and Ainslie Simpson, CEO of Seamless)
- Performing Circles - how can we sustainably design for live performance? (Clodagh Crowe - set decorator ABC Play School, Ren Kenward - Belvoir Theatre)
- Home Circles - how to do we embed circular design in architecture and interiors? (MC Jenny Edwards, FixItChicks, featuring Thor Diesendorf, Thor's Hammer and Gray Puksand Architects.)
Workshops:
- Yarn Stick Weaving with Clarrissa Fugill (Harry's Clarry)
- Slow Stitch Necklaces with Rosalie Rose of Craft + Design Canberra
- Sewing Machine Basics with Nikki Hogan
- Recycled Hexies Quilt Workshop with Crystal Prior
Market stalls:
Harry's Clarry, Treee Rose Revival, Fia Lucia, The Compostable T Shirt, Magenta Fox, FUSS by Phoebe, SlowStitch and more.
Join our clothes swap and participate in the Great Global Mend. All ages and abilities welcome, with Auslan-interpreted talks, a sensory and sustainable architecture tour of the CIT Campus and family activities.
Full Day Passes are $16.50 + BF (incl. panels, clothes swap, the Great Global Mend, stalls & displays)
Tours are $5.50 + BF
Workshops start at $27.50 + BF
Supported by ACT Government, Canberra Institute of Technology and Craft + Design Canberra Festival.
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