New Life to Old Things

April 28, 2023

“Junk Kouture is a creative programme for young people, which focuses on fashion and sustainability. Junk Kouture encourages the next generation of creative, innovative thinkers. It will inspire your metalwork, engineer, science, home-economics, or woodwork students to get thinking about new ways to re-create materials for a more sustainable future.”

This story took place in Ireland

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(Courtesy of Junk Kouture)

Cian Newman is a designer who took part in Junk Kouture as a student at St. Aidans CBS (Dublin, Ireland). Creating an entire design out of his mother’s old window blinds, Cian made his way to the Junk Kouture Dublin City Final by not being afraid to stand out from the crowd.

“I was kind of thinking to myself, why should I care? I should just do me, just keep on strutting and if they’re not talking about me, if they’re not looking at me, obviously I’m doing something wrong.”

-Cian Newman (Junk Kouture student)

(Courtesy of Junk Kouture)

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