(Hi)story / (Re)source / Project(ed) is the title of the educational-creative design workshop underway at Designskolen Kolding, a collaboration with Lineapelle. The project, which opened on 25 November, aims to combine traditional Italian craftsmanship with innovation in design at the Danish school, through the contemporary and sustainable reinterpretation of theatrie’s costumes inspired by the Italian Baroque. The students, from different departments, will work in interdisciplinary teams to design stage garments, using historical materials and those provided by the Lineapelle archive.
Rethinking Theatre
The class explores the history of Baroque theatre costumes reworked from innovative and sustainable materials, such as leather, to create designs that fuse aesthetics, technology and narrative. The work will be supervised by Silvano Arnoldo – designer and expert in haute couture – who will take care of the design part, and by Professor Christine Jeanneret – researcher in the history of theatre, opera, acting and costumes – who will instead deal with the theoretical content of the course. Both will be joined by Brad Carlton Sisk, an expert in corporate communication in the Italian fashion industry. In addition to the re-adaptation of historical costumes, the workshop aims to emphasise the circularity and sustainability of leather.
Leather at the centre
The students will therefore design costumes inspired by the historical period, with the support of companies selected by Lineapelle, which will contribute with exclusive materials. The collaboration with companies in the sector offers students the opportunity to work with materials that would otherwise be difficult for them to obtain, while guaranteeing high quality and sustainable standards. Leather will be the real protagonist of the works, used by the students to enhance the main details of the clothes. The best projects selected during the final exam on 20 December will be exhibited at Lineapelle’s next edition, scheduled in Milan from 25 to 27 February 2025.
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