Centre for Sustainable Fashion
We are Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF), an award-winning University of the Arts London (UAL) research, education and knowledge exchange centre based at London College of Fashion (LCF).
CSF Community | Events & Activities
CSF Exhibits at British Textile Biennial in East Lancashire | 2 October - 2 November 2025
CSF researchers Dr Mila Burcikova and Professor Lucy Orta will be showcasing their current research at the 2025 British Textile Biennial
in East Lancashire, UK, ‘THE FUTURE WAS ALWAYS THERE – from sea snails to Star Wars’, from 2 October to 2 November. Both researchers question the developments in fashion and textiles that have pushed the planet and its resources to extremes and seek to uncover ways to reset ecosystem balance.
Future Fashion Landscapes
CSF's Dr Mila Burcikova will be presenting 'Future Fashion Landscapes' (FFL) at Pendle Heritage Centre. The exhibition will showcase the outcomes of a 12-month collaboration between CSF, South East England Fibreshed and South West England Fibreshed.
By connecting local designers and farmers, the project highlights the fibre production and biodiversity enhancement potential of farms involved in landscape-specific grazing programmes with native and rare breed sheep.
Homo Mondialis
CSF's Prof Lucy Orta will be honoured with a retrospective exhibition of her textile-led practice work spanning 30-years in the crypt of Blackburn Cathedral.
The exhibition will encompass a major new biennial commission, exploring traditional vernacular and textile weaving technology to reimagine a Bedouin tent, ‘Majlis: House of Hair’. The resulting textile sculpture will be a speculative response to nomadic living in the extreme scenario of mass desertification.
'Walking Conversation'
on Urban Dwellers Radio
Freely available online
CSF features on Resonance FM's Urban Dwellers radio programme, in which sound artist Beth Robertson explores the entwined histories and urban entanglements of London’s local wildlife. ‘Episode 18: Stratford’ takes a walk through London's East Bank, exploring the areas diverse urban green spaces with a group of walkers during CSF's 'Walking Conversation' at IFFTI 2025, London College of Fashion (LCF).
Textiles: The Art of Mankind |
Fashion + Textiles Museum
Now until 7 September 2025 | London
This exhibition features CSF's Prof Sandy Black's hand-knitted leopard scarf, made of mohair/wool yarn, and pattern from her 'Sandy Black Original Knits' collection in the early 1980s. This exhibition celebrates the ancient and deep entanglement between textiles, people and our world.
Summer Exhibition |
Royal Academy of Arts
17 June - 17 August 2025 | London
CSF's Prof Lucy Orta’s work 'Lifeline' is featured in the Royal Academy of Arts' Summer Exhibition, 'Dialogues'. Created on their return from an Antarctic expedition, the life jackets, 'Lifelines' are made based on existing models used for rescue missions. 'Lifeline' symbolises survival, whether it’s physical, material, or spiritual.
Open Morning Tutorials for UAL Students
CSF are offering current UAL students free one-on-one 25-minute in-person tutorials with a CSF team member during term time.
This is a brilliant platform for inquisitive students working on projects inclusive of sustainability to discuss their work with fashion and sustainability leaders in their respective area of experience.
Please note there are no more upcoming dates this academic year. We will share our full calendar of 2025/26 dates soon.
