The III Tech & Crafts congress on Fashion Design 2026: Fashion Engineering invites you to delve into the intricate relationship between technology and craft. This international event unites researchers and professionals to discuss fashion from historical, technical, and contemporary design perspectives. It emphasizes how technical solutions drive cultural and societal progress, fostering essential dialogue on innovation.
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This international congress focuses on the intersection of fashion design and engineering, exploring historical, technical, and design perspectives. It aims to foster dialogue between innovation and culture, highlighting the role of technical solutions in societal and cultural development.
The III Tech & Crafts congress, themed 'Fashion Design 2026: Fashion Engineering,' brings together researchers, professionals, and institutions to debate fashion from historical, technical, and design viewpoints. The event emphasizes the inseparable link between technical development and cultural expansion, asserting that technical and aesthetic elements have evolved in parallel with scientific and artistic knowledge throughout history. The congress advocates for understanding past innovations to build a better future, underscoring the necessary dialogue between innovation and culture. Specifically focusing on fashion engineering, it takes place at the Centro Superior de Diseño de Moda of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, an institution that has fostered coexistence between technical tradition and design culture for forty years. Founded in 1986, the CSDMM-UPM is part of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, which integrates historical engineering schools. The fashion industry's significant economic and social relevance (around 3% of Spanish GDP and 2% of global GDP) is highlighted, noting its complexity in organization and technology, areas inherently managed by engineering. More details on speakers and the program will be announced soon.
Attendance requires prior registration. Further details and registration are available via the Centro Superior de Diseño de Moda UPM website.
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Romanticismo Exhibition
A permanent exhibition on the master Spanish couturier's art.
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Balenciaga Exhibition
Explore costume design and social influences from the early 20th century.
Journey through the Belle Époque (1898-1914) to see how women's fashion changed. This exhibit highlights the shift from restrictive corsetry to liberated, natural silhouettes, reflecting societal developments in historical attire.
Belle Époque Fashion
A permanent exhibition tracing the evolution of women's dress.
Examine the influences of society and designers on fashion from 1868 to 1898. See how the miriñaque silhouette transitioned to the polisón bustle. A key exploration of historical costume.
Fashion History Exhibition
Delving into human adaptation and social differentiation through ancient attire.
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Tiempos lejanos Exhibition
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