Clu++ter: Creativity + Collaboration in Fashion Education

Creativity in fashion spans multiple dimensions, forming a continuum that education must deeply explore. This book advocates a practice-based approach to examining the connections between individual creativity and collaborative dynamics, as well as between spontaneous creation and industrial processes. Emphasizing material and construction—the foundations of fashion—it highlights their role in enabling personal expression and collaboration within creative and industrial systems. Through workshop-based projects, the book demonstrates how material and construction foster creativity and teamwork. It brings together students, educators, industry experts, and companies to explore fashion’s possibilities. Conversations include insights from Walter Van Beirendonck, Lutz Huelle, Sara Sozzani Maino, and Colomba Leddi, among others.