Dr Francesco Mazzarella

Reader in Design for Social Change at @sustfash – Working on #DesignActivism #SustainableFashion #SocialDesign

[DESIS Network @desisnetwork]

Design beyond the centre

Join #DESIS Conversations for the Planet to explore decolonial, community-rooted design & social innovation.

Date: April 17, 2026
Time: 12:00–14:00 UTC

#DesignForChange #SocialInnovation #Sustainability

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

My work @sustfash on fashion for social change is discussed in the article "The current state of sustainable fashion: A look at it from a UK perspective" for a Japanese magazine, written by Hiroshi Narumi, edited by Mikako Muramatsu https://t.co/Z4teYpnDIz

[Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) @sustfash]

‘I MIGRATE’ #FashionFilm created by @LCFLondon MA students as part of the ‘Fashion Practices for Social Change’ unit brief. This unit brief was co-created by Centre for Sustainable Fashion's @FraMazzarella & artist Laura Nyahuye.

Learn more: https://t.co/dTvzdsK1fR

[Stuart Walker @StuartWalkerUK]

VACANCY - DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Senior #Research Associate in #Design for #Sustainability to work alongside experienced professors with a well-established research portfolio. Location: #Manchester All Saints Campus
More details here: https://t.co/v7LZ0BnwpK
@martyn_evans

[Prof. Dilys Williams @dilyswilliams]

🔔You’re invited to ‘All the Whistlers: A Collective Performance’, on 26 June, 6:30-7:30pm!

@sustfash is hosting this interactive performance by Aliaskar Abarkas @LCFLondon, exploring collective whistling as a tool for connection & embodied learning.

https://t.co/GnfHnm8UlN

[Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) @sustfash]

📣 NEW BLOG! Fabric of Change: Fashion, Sustainability and the Quiet Weight of Race

CSF Member & Youth-Community Arts Practitioner, Natasha Mays, explores the intersections between race, privilege, fashion & sustainability and her practice.

Read now: https://t.co/xwC3z5GueH

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

As advisory board member & keynote speaker at the 'Fashion as a Tool for Social Change' Conference (being delivered in-person at Woxsen University in India & online) on 10-11 November, I am happy to share a Call for Abstract (deadline on 27 April): https://t.co/6YP9vFi58D @UAL

[Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) @sustfash]

Sailing with the wind ⛵ #LondonCollegeOfFashion Seminar:

Join us at this @UAL DESIS event, chaired by @sustfash researcher @FraMazzarella in discussion with Professor Ezio Manzini.

Date: April 10, 3-5pm
Location: In-person at @LCFLondon

Book now: https://t.co/1xxzNqyXhS

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

Come and work at @UAL as Senior Researcher - storytelling and advocacy in creative education. For more info and for applying for this full-time, fixed-term role, visit: https://t.co/Zs6QqgNnbd

[Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) @LossandDamage]

1/10. 🏆 We are very pleased to share 2⃣ important briefs providing transdisciplinary recommendations on #LossAndDamage policy making, response, research, advocacy, and artist practice from the inaugural Ways of Repair : #LossAndDamage program. 🎉

🔗Read them here: https://t.co/fY10tnJp5l

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

I'm delighted to be presenting my work on 'Decolonising Fashion – Weaving Care in Designers’ Collaborations with Indigenous Communities' at the 'Listening for the Echoes' symposium at Istituto Marangoni London. More info and registration: https://t.co/PyzKwTapa7 @sustfash @UAL

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

A great pleasure to meet @NosheenaMobarik to thank her for her invaluable support to the ‘Freedom to Play’ campaign to protect refugee children. This evidences the power of collaborative creative practice & action towards social justice @sustfash @ProfHelenStorey @UAL @LCFLondon

[Citizens UK @CitizensUK]

Great to meet Conservative Baroness @NosheenaMobarik in Parliament to discuss how we can work together and recognise her efforts to protect migrant children.

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

Thrilled to have participated at the @designcouncil experts workshop at @BarbicanCentre, discussing how we can best contribute to the Design for Planet mission and other upcoming initiatives, including the World Design Congress. Always great to connect with such brilliant people

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

EARTH LOGIC DESIGN SURVEY about conditions for designers working with change and a broad range of sustainability questions, such as climate change, equality, community resilience, and social and mental health: https://t.co/JJ5WyuPJtd
@sustfash @LCFLondon @UAL

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

Call for Contributions to the Social Design Network Conference 'Reassessing the Social – Understanding Transformations' taking place from 18 to 20 September 2025 in Lucerne and Berne: https://t.co/RT45YQgoQj

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

New article 'How East London Is Empowering Refugees Through Fashion' published in Style & Sustain magazine, featuring my @ahrcpress funded project 'Decolonising Fashion and Textiles' https://t.co/G54YRDRyAP @sustfash @LCFLondon @UAL

[Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) @sustfash]

📣 New Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) Blog Post! 🫶

CSF Researcher Dr. @FraMazzarella shares, ‘A Creative Journey into the Resourcefulness, Reciprocity and Resilience of Indigenous Communities in Vietnam.’

📖Read his insightful experiences now: https://t.co/RhT8IWFcHk

[Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) @sustfash]

🧵LCF Sampled x Research: Design Journeys towards Social Change, Free Talk + Q&A 🧵

🗓️ Wednesday 12 February | ⏰ 6-8pm |
📍@LCFlondon

Join us for a thought-provoking evening with @sustfash's @FraMazzarella & PhD candidate, Victoria Ho.

Book now: https://t.co/EwLaYqBJmE

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

I look forward to the IV ESDA DESIS Social Design Days in Zaragoza on 13-14 March, where I will co-facilitate with Lorraine Gamman a workshop on "Uncovering Journeys towards Transformational Change – Sharing Insights with Creative Practitioners" https://t.co/vx6NNmJKrr @sustfash

[Dr Francesco Mazzarella @FraMazzarella]

UCA is looking to recruit a Senior Project Coordinator on a 3 year term to support the development of the research and knowledge exchange activities related to the EC-funded 'Just Fashion' project. For more info & applying (by 2 Feb): https://t.co/a9l02KJ4Li