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Students from Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk Tralee School at the MTU for the Haberdashery programme awards ceremony. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
MUNSTER Technological University has announced the winners of this year’s ‘Haberdashery — Circular & Sustainable Design’ programme coinciding with global Revolution Fashion Week 2023.
Ireland’s Knowledge Center for Carbon Climate and Community Action (IKC3) and the CIRCBIO research group at MTU are working with transition year students to advance their sustainability knowledge, develop their eco-design, social awareness and entrepreneurial skills to create new sustainable fashion products and services, embracing the business models of the circular economy.
Haberdashery is a two-day design challenge where senior cycle students develop their research and design skills to create circular and sustainable business ideas for clothing, footwear, bags or accessories.
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The premise of this programme is to weave transversal skills in research, design and collaboration, along with knowledge of the EU and Irish policy landscape, into challenges which enable students to react to the climate crisis through creativity and empowerment.
Over 100 students took part in the Haberdashery 2023 programme, which included looking at the link between climate change and fast fashion; the 9 R’s and sustainable choices we can make as individuals.
Clothing brand founder, Paul Galvin, an Industry Ambassador for the Haberdashery programme, spoke to the students about the importance of storytelling for inclusion in branding, andtechnological and social innovations within the fashion industry, such as bio-based and renewable materials and circular business models.
Students from St Patricks Secondary School, Castleisland at the MTU for the awards ceremony. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
130 TY student participants attended an awards ceremony at Kerry Sports Academy, MTU to receive their certification and prizes presented by programme facilitator Zoë Rush, with guest speakers Paul Galvin, Eve Savage and Dr. Helena McMahon – Director of IKC3 at MTU.
You can see an exhibition of this year’s student projects at K-FEST in Killorglin on the June Bank Holiday weekend.
MTU wants to thank the staff and students from participating schools — Mounthawk Secondary School, Tralee; Killorglin Community College; St. Pats, Castleisland and Causeway Comprehensive for their participation in the programme and continued engagement across the range of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) outreach programmes offered by the university. Scroll down for photos…
Students from Causeway Comprehensive School at the MTU for the awards ceremony. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
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Eve Savage and Zoe Ruse of the MTU Kerry making a presentation to winning school Causeway Comprehensive students Molly Duignan, Sophie McGowan and Orla Dennehy with teacher Aoife O’Dowd. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
Eve Savage and Zoe Ruse of the MTU Kerry making a presentation to Causeway Comprehensive students Marie Schwanke, Teresa Morote, Marta Casasim , Maria Esteban , Ignacio Palomar and Aoife O’Down Teacher. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
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Eve Savage and Zoe Ruse of the MTU Kerry making a presentation to St. Pats Castleisland students Ayrton Burke , Jack Brosnan , Leo Ferrer and teacher Mr Hayes. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
Students from Killorglin Community College at the MTU to watch the awards ceremony. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
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