SCIENCE FASHION
May 13 to 15, 2026 Agorà, MACRO, Museum of Contemporary Art Rome, Via Nizza 138
Interactions between Fashion, Science and New Technologies
Fashion & Technology students and teachers are involved in the conference and exhibition.
For the first time, Rome will host a conference that brings together some of the most innovative international voices pushing the boundaries of fashion and shaping new futures through science and cutting-edge technologies. Legendary New York label threeASFOUR is collaborating with Gloria Maria Cappelletti to explore the potential of fashion in the multiverse and beyond. Renowned Danish designer Jens Laugesen and Croatian designer Silvio Vujičić will present their collections, which have emerged from an exploration of the creative and critical use of AI. Linda Loppa, one of the most influential voices in fashion education, reflects on the future of fashion education together with experimental and innovation-oriented personalities such as Austrian Ute Ploier and Dutch Elisa van Joolen. The young Japanese fashion star Yuima Nakazato presents her groundbreaking research into new materials in the award-winning film "Dust to Dust".
Curated by Dobrila Denegri
PROGRAM EXTRACT
On May 14, 2026, 16.30 to 17.30 Ute Ploier will give a guest lecture.
Session 8: RENEWAL & RECOVERY
Fashion & Technology
Lecture + Q&A: Ute Ploier, designer and professor at Fashion & Technology, University of Arts Linz and Anna Breit, photographer, Vienna
On May 15, 2026, 11.00 a.m. the accompanying exhibition with installations by Fashion & Technology students will open.
Participating students: Gerald Brandstätter, Peter Fellner, Lena Haslinger, Marilies Luger, Max Menschhorn, Hannah Pekarz, Mia Trotz, Sookie-Celeste Simair
to the project
