IMASUS
NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS FESTIVAL · 2026 Imagineering Sustainability — Erasmus+
The Project

IMASUS
Sustainable Fashion

Weave knowledge. Build sustainable textile futures.

What IMASUS does

IMASUS is an Erasmus+ project that connects academic research on sustainable fashion materials with the practical needs of fashion practitioners, helping them access, understand and apply new material knowledge in design practice.

IMASUS project journey illustrated through yarn, research, resources, challenge cards, The Loom, and digital sharing.
1

Understand
the field

Industry needs, knowledge gaps and textile sustainability challenges.

2

Create open
resources

Materials directory, training modules and translated learning content.

3

Frame real
challenges

Challenge cards and material innovation cards turn research into workshop starting points.

4

Work through
The Loom

An adaptation of Diane Nijs' Imagineering methodology, with the Creative Tension Engine at its core.

5

Build and share
proposals

Teams document ideas, prototypes and outcomes through the digital platform and toolkit.