Alternative Solutions for Sustainable Fashion
Bahadır Beleli from Oleatex introduced vegan leather made from olive waste to Textile and Fashion Design students, supporting sustainable design with waste-reducing materials.
İstanbul Nişantaşı University’s Faculty of Art and Design, Textile and Fashion Design Department, held “Alternative Solutions for Sustainable Fashion” at the 1453 Maslak NeoTech Campus on 3 June 2024, featuring Bahadır Beleli from Oleatex. Students learned about the globally unique company’s vegan leather produced from olive pomace and its applications. After examining Oleatex samples, Textile and Fashion Design students exchanged ideas through design examples.
Department Head Assistant Professor Nursen Geyik Değerli stated that vegan leather produced through a sustainable, environmentally friendly approach that reduces waste is among the next-generation materials supporting students’ understanding of sustainable design.
Attracting strong interest from future textile and fashion designers, the event aimed to help students develop their design approaches through sustainable next-generation materials and techniques.
