VI BCN Fashion Symposium by LCI Barcelona

On Thursday, May 8, we celebrate the sixth edition of our Fashion Symposium — a day of talks, workshops, and reflection that, under the title "CARE to CREATE to CARE", invites us to rethink fashion as a space for compassion and empathy. 

Here’s the program of activities we’ve prepared:

9:30 am - 10:00 am
Opening and presentation of the VI BCN Fashion Symposium.

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Re-fashioning the human: posthumanism and new materialism as a new paradigm in contemporary fashion
Opening keynote by Francesca Granata, professor of Art and Design History at Parsons School of Design and editor of “Fashion Journal”.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
MOVE! Talk: What if care were the best business strategy?
A conversation on the challenges and opportunities of integrating care into fashion brands, with Sònia Flotats, director of MOVE!, and Coral Adrados, sustainability manager at Blue Banana.

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm 
Coffee break.

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Academic paper presentations on the theme "CARE to CREATE. Ethics of care in and beyond academia":

• Paper 1 - "Symbiotic learnings: an introduction to the ethics of care in fashion research and teaching", Mar Sureda.
• Paper 2 - Lucía Piedra.
• Paper 3 - "Pluriversal fashion: care as a lever for the construction of regenerative clothing systems", Clara Mallart.

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Lunch break.

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Presentation of the Trash Studio Lab project 
Led by Anna Estany.

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Trash Studio Lab workshop
Led by Anna Estany.

4:30 pm. - 5:30 pm
Barcelona Fashion Forward: building community, caring through creation
Panel with emerging designers Sofía Archer (eponymous brand), Gabriel Nogueiras (Rubearth), Emma Lafoz (NiaLafoz), and Adrià García (Samsara).

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Making oneself into a little ball to look outward: letting oneself be cared for by softness
A performative lecture by the artist, researcher, mediator, and curator Blanca Arias.

6:45 pm - 7:15 pm
Event summary presented by students.

7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Is fashion afraid — or just tired — of posing? The industry’s response to the current political climate
A conversation with Noelia Ramírez and Begoña Gómez Urzaiz, hosts of the podcast "Amiga Date Cuenta" from Radio Primavera Sound.

8:00 pm
End of the VI BCN Fashion Symposium by LCI Barcelona.

LANGUAGE POLICY: We are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful environment where everyone can express themselves in the language they feel most comfortable with. Therefore, talks will be held in English, Catalan, and Spanish. We believe that respecting each participant’s language is a fundamental form of care and support, enabling full participation and the sharing of knowledge and experiences without language barriers. We will also make every effort to translate or clarify content when needed, to ensure that all attendees can follow the sessions and participate actively.

Sign up now and join us on Thursday, May 8, at our campus (Àlaba street, 124). You can attend the full event or just the sessions you’re most interested in. Will you miss it?

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