Open Call 2025
Photo by Anwyn Howarth.
New Order of Fashion is on the lookout for regenerative practitioners!
New Order of Fashion (NOOF) is an international platform for exceptional fashion and textile talent. We support sustainability in textile and fashion systems by presenting fresh and radical perspectives through innovation, experimentation and co-creation. Our goal is to fuel the industry’s transition toward fully circular and regenerative practices. In times of radical environmental, social, economic and cultural change, a collaborative approach is essential. Through exhibitions, activations, research and residencies, we strive to enrich the discourse around sustainable approaches to textiles and fashion, and to support those exemplary practitioners that are at the forefront of the sustainability revolution.
Every year, during Dutch Design Week —the biggest design event in Northern Europe —we present a new generation of the most forward-thinking textile and fashion talents. For the 2025 Dutch Design Week— 18-26 October —we will focus on the theme of regeneration, exemplified by deep diving into the material, environmental and cultural workings of wool.
About this year’s call
Regeneration is at the core of our philosophy. It is the process of regenerating, renewing or restoring something after it has been depleted, damaged or even completely lost. To successfully determine its meaning and potential for the textile and fashion profession, we are looking for textile and fashion talent who reflect upon the theme or preferably have developed (and implemented) regenerative design methodologies as part of their work.
Relevant aspects of regeneration NOOF is curious about: anthropology, biodiversity, community, decolonisation, (de-)extinction, ecology, ethical, holism, human non-human / more than human, indigenous, locality, multispecies, systemic.
We aim to platform a plurality of views and voices to collectively reflect on this topic. In addition to an environmental- or material-based approach, we welcome projects with a sociocultural and technological focus, specifically projects surrounding wool or that research the topic of animal well-being in relation to textile and/or fashion systems.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via the application form, which can be found at the bottom of this page.
The form includes:
• Artist statement (200 words max)
• Project statement (200 words max)
• Reflection on the topic of regeneration in relation to your work (200 words max)
• An image overview of relevant work presented as a portfolio (8 pages max)
Criteria
In addition to the connection of the theme of regeneration, we will use the following criteria for our talent selection:
• The degree of innovation in technique, use of materials and methodology in relation to the contemporary textile and/or fashion medium and the potential impact thereof to better the industry as a whole.
• The extent to which (the work of) the applicant reflects on urgent social, cultural and environmental matters, with the goal to contribute to more diverse and inclusive views of the textile and/or fashion experience. Work including projects surrounding wool or that research the topic of animal well-being in relation to textile and/or fashion design will be prioritised.
• The level of distinction the applicant shows through their work, in relation to current practices in the field of textile and fashion.
• The artistic and substantive quality as shown through the work presented as a portfolio.
The submission deadline is June 20th, 23.59 PM Central European Summer Time (CEST). Applicants will be informed about the selection process latest July 2nd.