ARKI 135 Circular Hub invites you to spend the afternoon learning and discussing how new business models are stemming from surplus textile materials. Come hear the best practices from international pioneers and discuss circular design opportunities locally.
Paikka: ARKI 135 Circular Hub, Hämeentie 135 A, 4th floor.
Aika: 29.10.2025 15:00 – 17:00
The circular economy demands new kinds of collaboration. In the course of the afternoon, we will dive into leveraging textile side streams with insights from European innovators, such as Sophie Rochester from Yodomo textile hub, London and Gabriele Rorandelli from ZEROW, Firenze, that transforms surplus materials into new creative opportunities by using digitisation of surplus materials to ensure complete traceability. The online talks are followed by a facilitated discussion around new business models and innovation in circular textile solutions.
Join us in the discussion about unlocking value in pre-consumer textiles and help define the next steps that textile circularity should take!
This event will take place in-person at the ARKI 135 Circular Hub in Helsinki. The full programme will be updated soon.
The event is a part of the Arabia Circular Hub Helsinki project, which is co-funded by the European Union. The event is organised in collaboration with Finnish Textile & Fashion.
Programme
- Welcome, Kaisa Spilling, Forum Virium Helsinki
- The case of Yodomo Circular Textile Hub, Sophie Rochester, Founder
- Zero Lab Firenze, Cassandra Kane, Co-founder
- Zerow: from surplus to new creative opportunities, Gabriele Rorandelli, Founder
- Facilitated discussion
- Networking
Photo: Jussi Hellsten / Helsinki Partners
