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Adele Zavagno

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POST—MATTER is a design studio by @adelezavagno who creates with textile waste and biomaterials.
@dsfw.enschede 4-11.10.26
@formdesigncenter 01/2027

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Ortensia (recycled gift).
Dried flower lamp. taken in Enschede by @postmatter.studio

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Way home: taken in Kunstenaarsinitiatief B93 by @postmatter.studio

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This handcrafted medium-sized hanging lamp is a living sculpture that brings warm, atmospheric light into any space. Built on an intricate steel wire skeleton of sweeping spirals and circular contours, the lamp hangs in a delicate, balanced suspension—moving softly with the gentlest airflow to create a dynamic visual effect. taken in Enschede by @postmatter.studio

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I was invited to spend 3 months in Enschede, a city located in the Overijssel region of the Netherlands. I had just moved out of what I had called home for the past 3 years, a small town in Northern Italy, and quit a full-time job. The project I was going to begin was highly inspiring, bringing together my passions: art, textiles, and what I have always found deeply motivating — jumping into something completely new without expectations.
I was asked to question how garments can become a protection or second skin. The goal was to understand whether textiles and clothes today can carry hidden forms of communication, given the constant exposure we are subject to — both online and offline.

The idea of HIDE as a safe space immediately took shape in my mind as a form of liberation and self-expression, rather than defense or isolation. I imagined HIDE as a materialisation of our identity through objects that belong to us. A skin in which we feel safe because it carries our most comforting memories, and a safe space because, through its tactile properties, we can connect with our inner self. This second skin needed to establish an emotional connection with the user through personal experiences and memory.

Memory and emotion are extremely important to me as drivers for connection with physical matter. My experience with upcycling and altering garments originated in 2020, while I was studying fashion design in Milan and found myself spending a lot of time at home because of the pandemic. Being in close contact with a pile of textiles and clothes I had hoarded over the past 3 years was a wake-up call — moreover, I was going to move out soon and needed to detach myself from most of those items. Even keeping a small piece of fabric from each item was meaningful to me, as it allowed me to re-establish a connection with a tactile memory of a past time or place after I moved.

I took HIDE as an opportunity to understand how others engage with their own material collections and memories, and how I could embed these hidden meanings into a wearable artefact.

#artistresidency #textileartist #upcycledfashion taken in Enschede by @postmatter.studio

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HIDE - October 4-11 @blackbrickunderground
Participatory project involving #Enschede creative community exploring how the objects we make, keep, or collect can represent our identity without words, becoming a second skin.
I’m so excited to share a preview of my work at @kunstenaarsinitiatief_b93 developed during my residency that began August 6th, a milestone in my professional life. Stay tuned for more announcements of @dsfw.enschede!
This project was funded by @culturemoveseurope @goetheinstitut. by @postmatter.studio

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Design Fair in Rotterdam just happened and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience!
The support and community around this event was wonderful, I had so many meaningful conversations and connected with highly talented people.
I’m so grateful 🙏 taken in Nieuwe Instituut by @postmatter.studio

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What do the things we keep say about who we are? 💭

In HIDE, artist and designer Adele Zavagno explores how the objects and materials we keep, make and collect can carry memories and reveal something about our identity.

For the project, Zavagno worked closely with four participants from Enschede’s creative community. Personal materials and objects, some considered too precious to throw away, were cut, sewn, felted, taken apart and reassembled into wearable art.

The result is a wearable Wunderkammer: a collection of material memories brought together in a new form. Like a second skin, HIDE becomes an expression of identity, made up of textures, colours, shapes and objects that tell our stories without words.

Join us for the opening of HIDE on Sunday 4 October at Black Brick in Enschede.

Opening: 04.10.2026 - 16:00–20:00
Location: Black Brick, Hoge Bothofstraat 31f, Enschede
Entrance is free

After the opening, the exhibition can be visited at the following times:
08.10 | 16:00–20:00 & 21:00–23:00
09.10 | 16:00–20:00
10.10 & 11.10 | 12:00–18:00

@blackbrickunderground
@faees.it
@over.lap.nl
@dsfw.enschede

#enschede #dsfwenschede #exhibition #artist #art #areholland #residency taken in Enschede, Netherlands by @postmatter.studio

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Design Fair is getting closer!
This event is the perfect opportunity for me to show my recent work to the public. This year’s fair is an exhibition, marketplace, and platform for exchange and education on regenerative design, upcycling, and new material development.

“Light Objects” is a series of textile artefacts that push the boundaries of upcycling fabric, yarn, and knitted pieces by transforming these materials into three-dimensional forms.

The practice stems from an awareness of the labour-intensive nature of garment upcycling—a process that requires specialized equipment and time-consuming disassembly. The search for faster, simpler, and more valuable approaches to textile upcycling has led this research beyond garment-to-garment transformation, using light as an interactive agent that shapes and transforms matter.

The textile waste used in this series was locally sourced and transformed using bio-based, fully compostable binders. When dissolved in water or returned to the soil, the binders release the fibres, allowing them to return to their original state and eventually biodegrade if buried in the ground.

Sunday 27 September from 11 to 17pm
Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam (NL)
Museumpark 25, 3015 CB taken in Nieuwe Instituut by @postmatter.studio

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A map of my morning routine. taken in Enschede, Netherlands by @postmatter.studio

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Cotton bulb taken in Eindhoven City by @postmatter.studio

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Charcoal blossom / table lamp taken in Enschede, Netherlands by @postmatter.studio

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Preparing 4 design fair: rotterdam sept. 27 @nieuweinstituut 💡 taken in Kunstenaarsinitiatief B93 by @postmatter.studio

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