Bio

Silvia Acien Parrilla is a Finalist of the Redress Design Award 2024. She holds a BA in Fashion Design with Knitwear from Central Saint Martins, UAL, UK.

“My garments are living entities, intertwined with the synergy between designers and farmers—an alliance closer and more significant than commonly perceived.” – Silvia Acien Parrilla

redress Design Award Collection

Silvia’s Redress Design Award collection, ‘REGENERATIVE FOLKLORE’, honours the designer’s organic farmer parents and cultural heritage with organic fibres and traditional Spanish materials like dry branches. The collection focuses on regeneration through its use of biodegradable plant-based, organically certified fibres such as pineapple, nettle, organic cotton, Tencel, banana, and esparto dry branches. Silvia also uses GOTS-certified and plant-based dyes from invasive species to simultaneously address biodiversity concerns. To mitigate waste, she also uses zero-waste patterning and adopts a made-to-order approach.

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