Returning to Melbourne for 28-29 May 2022, RawAssembly has joined forces with global media powerhouse New York Times Style; T Magazine Australia and BETA By STH BNK at Hanover House to amplify their impact through a public circular fashion design exhibition, film screenings, activations and workshop sessions.

The exhibition asks: How can we change the fashion industries ingredients and what does the future of fashion look like?

The fashion industry is often cited as the worlds largest polluter, after aviation, creating 92 million tonnes of textile waste a year. Designers and architects are heavily implicated in these problems, but design is also part of the solution and crucial in creating the change we need to reduce the impact we are having on our planet. Join us to discover some of the leading design innovations taking place around the world and how we are rethinking our systems.

By bringing discussion, debate and action centre stage, with renowned industry speakers, Converse, Mills & York, Ethical Clothing Australia, and the Social Studio activations alongside pioneering raw material growers, manufacturers, retailers and textile innovators who are all featured in our Changing the Ingredients, Fashion Future's Recipe exhibition & event, we hope helps share knowledge and inspires change.

Our four day event has been created to show you behind the scenes of the Fashion Industries latest innovations - join us to as we leave the linear economy and move into a circular one and transform the industry as we know it. The exhibition & the featured companies participating aim to raise awareness and help reduce the industry’s impact, addressing the complex question of reducing waste and balancing consumption with sustainability.

It is clear that we have very little time to address the climate crises. There is a sense of urgency and also opportunity for us to create a new future, a new way of working.

Dates:

• 28 May 2022 - 9:30 am - 16:30pm

• 29 May 2022 - 9:30 am - 3:30pm

Venue:

BETA By STH BNK at Hanover House, Melbourne

158 City Rd, Southbank VIC 3006

At the Event:

RawAssembly brings a curated exhibition & public event titled: Changing the ingredients: Fashion's future Recipe to Melbourne this May

The exhibition, activations, tours and workshops are open to the public from 28-29th May 2022, allowing everyone to learn, be inspired and see what the future of fashion will look like.

Our exhibition showcases innovative materials from Europe, UK, India, China, USA, Mexico, Argentina, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Australia & New Zealand and discusses some of todays greatest challenges and innovations to help us reduce our impact.

Who is our Event for:

The event caters to everyone interested in luxury, mid and commercial price point fashion retail , independent fashion labels, artists, designers, the future generation of emerging sustainable designers and anyone else who is interested in seeing behind the scenes of the fashion industry and wants to learn about how products are being made today.

Our content caters to all who are inspired to change the way we grow and produce our textiles, fashion and products today. Learn about how adidas are changing the landscape to how they produce their sneakers, their materials and how we as consumers can be part owners of our products going forward. Discover the latest recycled fibre innovations helping us to keep materials in use and how these innovations are being used by brands like Pangaia through to H&M. See for the first time in Australia MycoWorks mycelium leather alternative currently being used exclusively by Hermes and Natural fibre welding who will be showcasing their plant-based leathers that are 100% plastic free through to seeing how Levis are rethinking how they dye their denim with the power of nature.

Converse All-Stars are with us for the duration and will be helping to repair, up-cycle, recycle and launder your favourite Converse sneakers, so don't forget to wear yours or bring them with you. Visitors will be able to look inside KITX Future Waste lab and visit with Cordon Salon who is a Melbourne-based experimental studio that uses research, collaboration and play as a method to speculate on approaches to art, craft and design.

The studio focuses on the creation of finely crafted limited edition, collectable design and functional art. Often working with lost, forgotten or overlooked materials, crafts and processes to achieve innovative outcomes.

There is lots to see and explore, so come and join us and see for the first time in Australia some of our future textile and material innovations.

We look forward to seeing you in May.

Tickets

• All attendees can purchase tickets for RawAssembly events via our website link, or directly with eventbrite. We do not have cash ticket sales on-site.

• All attendees must present a valid e-ticket or proof of purchase upon arrival at our reception deck, alongside a valid Australian driving licence or other government or academic photo identification. Photo ID must match the name on the purchased ticket.

• Please note that tickets are nontransferable between friends, colleagues or others. One ticket per person and are non refundable.

• This event is open to all . Please note children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult and supervised at all times.

• Our workshops and activations are accessible by all ticket holders other than workshops that have a set fee.

Please contact us if you have a special request or need any assistance.

COVID-19 Ticketing Policy

We are committed to delivering a COVID-safe event for guests, collaborators, Exhibitors and staff with respect to the guidelines issued by the Victorian Government and the Department of Health. We are following Victorian government guidelines for our event - Currently all restrictions have been dropped. Please check at the time of our event if any new restrictions have been put into place as these are subject to change.

Please make sure you have a valid Australian driving licence or other government or academic photo identification that matches the name on your purchased ticket. Please show this at registration along with your valid ticket.

Please do not attend the venue if:

• You are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms; or are unwell or,

• You are awaiting COVID-19 test results; or

• You have a family member that you live with or a close contact with a confirmed case that you have spent time with over the last few days. Please help us to keep our teams healthy.

• At this time we ask that all staff, visitors and exhibitors wear a face mask at all times.

Refund Policy

• Ticket refunds are not permitted. If you are unsure about the day you are able to attend, please purchase a ticket to our event on the day which you are attending. You can purchase a ticket prior to arriving at the venue on eventbrite.

• please note that tickets cannot be purchased through our staff at reception - please use eventbrite.

• We reserve the right to deny a member of the public access to the event, if non-compliance with Rawassembly’s COVID-19 policy at the time is not followed, lack of official photo ID that matches the name on the purchased ticket, mandatory mask wearing.

Children's Policy:

RAW TO A T public event days 28-29 May 2022

Public Exhibition days: Are open to children, but they must be accompanied by an adult at all times Children aged two and under as at 1 January 2021 are entitled to enter the event at no charge.

Please note that there are delicate textiles, bio materials and other materials that are easily damaged or broken. There are overhead displays which could become a hazard to children if they are unsupervised . Children must be kept by a parent or guardian's side at all times.

Read the Fair Access To Tickets information

Rawassembly takes the issue of scalping seriously.

Please comply with any stated ticket limit for this event. If you exceed the ticket limit, Rawassembly may at its discretion cancel any or all of your ticket orders and tickets without notice.

This includes ticket orders associated by the same name, email address, billing address/delivery address, credit card number or any other details provided to RawAssembly’s ticketing partner.

Photography:

Members of the press/ media must make themselves known upon arrival at Rawassembly. A special pass will be given to you to be worn at all times.

No comercial video footage or photographic reproductions are allowed without written consent from the RawAssembly