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Making New Blue
Crafting non woven recycled textiles with locally sourced textile waste

Tue 21 - Fri 24 July 2026

New Blue reinterprets traditional paper-making techniques through textile recycling. Instead of using paper pulp, discarded jeans are hand-cut into small pieces, shredded, and poured onto a fine mesh stretched over a wooden frame. As the denim fibers are released and dried, they bond together like paper, forming a handcrafted, recycled non-woven textile. This jeans fleece is then embroidered with industrial machines to reinforce the material.
The workshop brings together ancient and innovative techniques to create textiles that carry the memory of their former lives. Using natural fibers, varied colors, and mixed materials, each piece develops unique, unexpected patterns that tell a story of what it once was while becoming something entirely new.

Group of participants: open to all interested
Requirements: some knowledge about textile composition, no aversion to working wet
Number of participants: max. 6 people
Course language: English
Course times: Tue - Thu 9:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:30, Fri 9:00-12:30 and 14:00-16:00
Course fee: 365 euros, for students 330 euros (excluding material costs)

Course instructor: TIM VAN DER LOO, Belgium/Germany
Tim van der Loo is a Dutch post-consumer designer and educator based in Berlin. He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven (BA) and at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin (MA) and sees waste as a valuable resource. Based on a critical examination of existing systems and infrastructures, he develops new design concepts and textile applications from materials that have been thrown away by consumers. His focus on regenerative and resource-efficient material strategies characterises his work and reflects his deep commitment to sustainability.
More information: www.tim-vanderloo.myportfolio.com; www.anewkindofblue.com