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Going Eco Going Dutch wins third place at the RAAK-award

01/12/17

Going Eco Going Dutch, the joint research of ArtEZ University of the Arts and Saxion, has won third place at the RAAK award. The National Board for Practice-Oriented Research (SIA) aims to increase the quality of research at universities of applied sciences.

The RAAK award offers leading-edge practice-oriented research from universities of applied sciences a stage. With the award, SIA wants to increase the awareness and quality of research at universities of applied sciences.

Lucie Huiskens, ArtEZ project manager at GEGD: “Over the last two years, we have established an open and interdisciplinary collaboration, in which each party has discovered new solutions for the further sustainability of its own organization and for the sustainability of the entire production chain.

The appreciation of GEGD is clear from the jury assessment: “What makes this project special is the close collaboration between the researchers and the people from the fashion industry. There is literally working side by side in the development of a circular process. All process steps are examined in conjunction. The clothing designer went into conversation with the hemp grower. Designer and knitter sat around the table.Students did research into technical properties. Design research in optima forma. “
You can read the complete juryreport here. Going Eco Going Dutch is mentioned on page 5.