Did you know that at least 172 hands touch your garment during the industrial manufacturing process? All clothes are handmade. With factory visits, guest workshops and open talks we stepped into the world of textiles involving fibers, yarns, fabrics, patterns, printing, sewing, repairing, reuse and their afterlife. Join the (material) movie night and see what we’ve seen!

Join us at the Faculty of Design and Art for this year’s end of semester exhibition (Gäste Ospiti Guests) on Friday 13th from 6 PM and Saturday 14th from 11 AM – 5 PM. You can find us on the 4th floor, rooms C4.03 (Movie Screening) and C4.02 (Bonus Material).

Featured Movies

(Re-) Weaving Patterns
Kurume Kasuri meets Halle meets Bolzano

Follow Vera as she revives the traditional Japanese coloring and weaving technique of “Kurume Kasuri”at the BURG in Halle. Through intricate weaving techniques she transforms waste yarn from this process into vibrant woven patterns for her thesis “Unravelling the past – Weaving the future”. (2025)

Production
Antonia Krebs, Vanessa Wahls
(IT/DE, 2025)

Credits
Partner(s): Vera Bracklo
Thanks: Bettina Göttke-Krogmann and Joachim Unterfrauner from Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle

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Repair is not radical

SPORTLER recently introduced a repair service that makes it easy for people to fix their outdoor clothing and gear instead of throwing it away. They’ve partnered up with einStein, a local slow fashion company that focuses on textile repairs. The video takes you behind the scenes at einStein’s tailor shop and shows how the service works—from dropping off worn gear at a SPORTLER store, getting it repaired, to picking it up and heading out on the next adventure.

Production
Adéla Rašková, Irma Ruiz
(IT, 2025)

Credits
Partner(s): SPORTLER, einStein
Sound: CapCut royaltyfree
Thanks: Florian Dusini, Karin Steiner and the whole team of einStein

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(Re) Paraglide
re:imagine – Let´s see how the parachute lands on the playground!

An average parachute consists of over 30 square meters of textile – half the size of a classroom! Usually it can only be used for a few years before being retired for safety reasons. A project at a school in Meran shows that this textile is far too valuable to be thrown away.

Production
Tjorven Bertolatus
(IT, 2025)

Credits
Partner(s): Malin Paucke, Helene Kunze, Alice York
Sound: Licorice – Ealot

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HOT TRASH
DIY-Guide to make Pouches out of plastic bags

A playful DIY video that turns plastic bag overload into something useful. Using heat, humor, and a household iron, trash is transformed into colorful pouches—making waste a hot topic (literally) and inviting viewers to rethink waste with humor and hands-on action.

Production
Sharon Dor, Pia Rehwald
(IT, 2025)

Credits
Thanks: everyone who donated plastic bags <3

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Threads of Tradition
From Tyrolean sheep to timeless garments

A glimpse into Spinnradl, a family-run textile workshop in South Tyrol’s Passeier Valley. Discover how tradition meets sustainability through the crafting of unique wool products using historical machines.

Production
Lisa-Marie Halwax, Anna Lena Nill, Franziska Muncz
(IT, 2025)

Credits
Partner(s): Spinnradl
Music: These Days – Pearce Roswell
Thanks: Franziska and Hansluis Haller and the whole Spinnradl Team

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Hemp Threads
A look in the past and a glimpse into the future

Hemp Threads explores Italy’s long hemp tradition in the Bolognese countryside. Mario Chiodini and Maria Cremonini recall working with hemp in the 1950s. Though largely replaced today, Gordana Stevancevic from Steva Hemp keeps it alive, showing its beauty, challenges, and future.

Production
Anna Graziani, Liselotte van Beveren
(IT, 2025)

Credits
Partner(s): Maria Cremonini and Mario Chiodini, Steva Hemp
Thanks: Museo della Civiltà Contadina, Maria Cremonini, Mario Chiodini, Gordana Stevancevic

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Horizontal Fashion Baby!

What if your old T-shirt could talk? This movie follows the inner drama of a forgotten tee, left in the closet. But its journey takes a twist: from closet exile to Hands Onlus, where it’s transformed into a woven carpet. A funny, unexpected story of reinvention and second chances—from cotton to comeback.

Production
Angela Bonan, Carlotta Gambino, Anna Lienbacher
(IT, 2025)

Credits
Partner(s): Hands Onlus
Sound: Funny Organ Intro, Outro by JuliusH
Thanks: Andrea Fellin

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More information

These movies are part of the Design and Production course at the Master of Eco-Social Design. Soon you will find more information about “The Making Of” at the Portfolio Site of the Faculty of Design and Art. For more information or requests, feel free to contact Aart van Bezooijen at unibz.