Workshop

ESAD × CAIS Transformative Workshop

Bring new life to materials. Create accessories by blending product design, storytelling and communication.

In partnership with CAIS Recicla — a workshop that transforms materials and lives — this workshop invites you to explore design as a tool for inclusion, circularity and social transformation.

Working in interdisciplinary teams, Design students (Communication, Fashion and Product Design) are challenged to develop accessories by reusing tarpaulins, within a collaborative, experimental and practical framework.

The workshop offers a co-creation process that brings together social design and the circular economy, exploring upcycling techniques and ways to make the most of existing materials.

The project culminates in the development of a prototype, produced in partnership with CAIS Recicla, with the possibility of continuing production in the workshop.

Get involved and develop a project that makes a real difference, combining creative practice, community and sustainability.

Registration

Free admission, subject to compulsory registration. 

Deadline: 30 April

To register, please email the following details to joanateodoro@esad.pt:

  • Full name
  • Course
  • Year
  • Motivation

Note:
Students taking part in the workshop will be excused from classes that overlap with the workshop timetable.

Profile

Calendar

1st edition
07 — 19.05.2026
07 — 19.05.2026
Datas
11:00 – 18:00
Horário
Presencial
Formato
Sessões (4)
01
07/05
Thursday
11:00 – 18:00
02
08/05
Friday
11:00 – 18:00
03
15/05
Friday
11:00 – 18:00
04
19/05
Tuesday
11:00 – 18:00

To apply, please email the following details to joanateodoro@esad.pt: Full name, Course, Year, Motivation

Objectives

A qualified professional guarantees excellence

Trainer

Administrative Services

Contacts

For information on applications, admission or scholarships at ESAD, the Administrative Services team is available to assist by email or telephone, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00 (in August, morning opening is at 9:00).