Future Fashion Competencies: Digital Literacy for a Green Transition, Inclusion, and Diversity
Conference date: 25 August 2025
Time: 10:00–15:00 (CET)
Platform: Online (Zoom)
The Me-You-Us project has been a three-year EU-funded collaboration between Willem de Kooning Academy (The Netherlands), University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering (Slovenia), and Kolding School of Design (Denmark).
Over the course of three years, these three universities have collaborated, using digital tools to equip emerging designers with the skills to create garments that prioritize diversity,
Me-You-Us project’s core lays in the recognition that digital tools present a significant opportunity in fashion education.
From 3D virtual prototyping to body scanning, and AI, VR, AR, the project has explored how technology can minimize waste, support inclusive design, and open new creative possibilities.
The outcome: An open-source library of nine course modules, freely available for educators and designers worldwide:
The Conference: marking the culmination of the Me-You-Us project’s efforts and achievements
As the project approaches its conclusion, the Future Fashion Competencies conference will bring together project partners, associated partners, stakeholders, and industry professionals to share insights, discuss outcomes, and explore what’s next for sustainable fashion education.
Agenda Highlights
- Welcome by Christel Arnevik, Project Lead, Teaching Associate Professor, Design School Kolding.
- Keynote – Fernanda Bernardi, Lead, CLO Academics: "New DigitalCompetencies for Fashion and Sustainability."
- Presentation: Me-You-Us, Building digital 3D competencies in fashion education – A presentation of our website with open-source educational material, and inspiring examples of students’ work.
- Roadmap – Aldje van Meer and Christel Arnevik will guide through how and what to consider when implementing digital tools in fashion education for a green transition, inclusion, and diversity.
- Panel Tracks – Choose Your Focus:
- - ME – Virtual Prototyping: A Green Transition - How can digital prototyping and digital printing of patterns help minimize waste in toils and print
- - YOU – Body Scanning: Inclusion and diversity, Social and environmental sustainability - How can a designer create value based on the needs of the user and how to use digital tools for representation, collaboration, and co-creation
- - US – VR, AR, AI: A Green transition, Inclusion, and diversity - As a designer, how can one actively contribute to positive change and evoke speculative scenarios that envision the future we want to live in—through cross-disciplinary design and innovative use of digital tools
- Closing Discussion - Future Fashion Competencies – Digital Literacy and Sustainability: Moderator: Heidi Svane from Lifestyle and Design Cluster
Participation:
Whether you want to explore every session or focus on their favourite topics, this event is designed to be flexible and accessible for everyone. One can choose to stay for the full day or drop in for the topics that one finds the most interesting.
