Softislab ry

AHOY ALL CREATIVES! Softislab is a platform for kind, curious and experimental activites with textiles, clothes and fashion – collective making, learning and sharing. TO US, SOFT IS RADICAL. This stands for our mission and values: gentle, kind and collaborative approach mixed with experimental and future-oriented textile development. We trust that design and art can have a significant influence in building a sustainable future if the focus shifts from consumerism and growth-logic to putting Earth and the planetary boundaries first. We are a small, tenacious association formed by fashion and textile designers. We aim to provide textile professionals possibilities to practice and develop their profession beyond borders and disciplines. We organise workshops and other activities for professionals as well as everyone interested in textiles and fashion. Towards a shared textile laboratory – our mission: We are proud of our peers and the exceptional textile talent and fashion education bubbling here in Finland. To secure this creative energy for the future, our mission is to provide textile professionals a shared prototyping space to practice and develop their profession beyond borders and disciplines. We are currently looking for funding to establish a permanent space in Helsinki region.