Trash Talks is a series of talks, panels, exhibitions and video projections focused on the waste problem. Each session will be addressing a specific problem or topic, and will be led by professionals from the specific field.
20 abril 2023, 19:00 - Textile Re-(i)nnovation is the second edition focused on textile waste. In this edition, the talks will be related to the circular economy covering topics such as crafts, new technologies, the reuse of textile waste and inclusive and solidarity projects.
19:00 - Bienvenida por parte de Nada Tozija de TransfoLAB BCN
19:15 - Discovering the hidden colors of your waste (Ana Laura González Sánchez /Espiritu Tierra)
Espíritu Tierra is a project that revalues ancestral techniques to obtain natural dyes with the aim of making visible the damage of the current textile industry and providing alternatives that help rethink the way in which our garments are produced. In addition, it seeks to generate experiences that promote contact with the nature and recover the link between how the objects we consume are produced and us as consumers.
19:45 - Safe Passage Bags, From coasts to bags (Penny Papachristodoulou /PennyP)
Penny will talk about her collaboration with Safe Passage bags, a solidarity and environmental project on the island of Lesvos in Greece, offering, to both refugees and local people, job and educational opportunities. The project is based on upcycling for the manufacture of bags and accessories made of life jackets and boats that are left on the coast of the island that refugees use when they cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey.
20:15 - Wool fibers and non-traditional methods (Petra Garajová - Olane / Fab Lab Bcn)
Researching into the wool value chain and wool waste for extracting keratin for textile finishing, 3D printing or creating biomaterials using DIY tools or new technologies. Also introducing the Shemakes - Little Wool Factories as local spaces where people can process wool from industrial machines to DIY tools - from carding to spinning, weaving to knitting.
20:45 - Drinks & Networking
24 November 2022, 19:00 - Revalora tus residuos - The first edition of TrashTalks, is a night in which talks and video projection are planned focused on sustainable manufacturing, circular economy and entrepreneurship.
19:00 - Presentation of the project and welcome by Nada Tozija from TransfoLAB BCN
19:15 - Waste warehouse by Lichen
Lichen, a Social Innovation Laboratory where we design and implement open processes of citizen participation and engagement in different areas, collaborating with private and public organisations and communities, mainly in Europe and Latin America;
19:45 - Plàstic Preciós Bcn
Plàstic Preciós Bcn educates based on environmental awareness and the transformation of plastic waste. In this talk we would like to talk about our awareness activities that we have done so far in Barcelona, we will also talk about some of the projects that the colleagues of Plàstic Preciós la Safor have in hand.
20:15 - Spin Me (stop-motion short film and presentation) by Lars and Ellie
Lars, a maker by heart and by trade, I believe that bringing a community together through imagination and craft is the key to the future! I am from the UK but happily settled in Barcelona with my partner Ellie and dog Pepe.
Ellie, a 2D animator and storyboard artist who mainly focuses on creating entertaining and educating content for a young audience. I believe in the power of animation as the perfect medium to engage with children and young adults and teach them important lessons.
20:45 - Drinks & Networking
