DESIGN AS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

ABOUT A WORKER IS A DESIGN STUDIO FOUNDED ON TRANSPARENCY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION.
WE develop ARTISTIC tools to reflect on specific social and professional realities and to imagine new creation, production and distribution systems.

LETS RETHINK INDUSTRIES COLLECTIVELY AND REVEAL THE INVISIBLE VOICEs of OUR SOCIETY.

WHAT WE DO

creative experiences

through collaborative TEXTILE artworks, creative WORKSHOPS, immersive installations and industrial research,

about a worker gives TO communities WORLDWIDE : the DESIGN tools to meet, DISCOVER CRAFTS, express themselves & imagine positive systems FOR TODAY’S INDUSTRY.

creative FACTORY

BY OPENING IT’S OWN PRODUCTION FACTORY WITH LOCAL WORKERS, IN THE HEART OF THE INDUSTRIAL CITY OF ROUBAIX FRANCE,

about a worker FACILITATES CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES, INTERIOR & SET DESIGN PRODUCTION FOR EUROPEAN COMPANIES, WHILE USING UPCYCLING & RESPONSIBLE METHODS.

Our VALUES

  • heritage
    Question industrial stories in our contemporary world. We test crafts and working methods from industrial partners while respecting traditional values

  • sustainability
    Use environmentally friendly materials. We recycle scraps or offer local, innovative materials with low energy impact for creative projects.

  • expression
    Facilitate exchange and innovation within an ecosystem. We offer creative and collaborative workshops for specific communities.

  • inclusion
    Gather members of different communities. We are initiating a common adventure, based on exchange and creation to empower members of a communities.

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PRIZES & AWARDS

New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023

New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023

2022 "Mondes Nouveaux" Research Grant

2022 "Mondes Nouveaux" Research Grant

2021 FRENCH Tech Research Grant

2021 FRENCH Tech Research Grant

2020 Paris Emerging Fashion Prize

2020 Paris Emerging Fashion Prize

TESTIMONIALS

  • ABOUT A WORKER team travels around the world, teach itd values ​​to workers and students, stage factory experiences , all with the aim of inspiring others to do the same. AAW's philosophy has the ability to change the future of the industry to become “A LABOR OF LOVE” .”

    Li Edelkoort - Trend Forecaster

  • “This collection imagined by employees of our Quai 30 logistics center with ABOUT A WORKER, illustrates our desire to be able to give substance to new forms of collaboration, to let workers express themselves through clothing."

    Sylvette LEPERS - HEAD OF COLLABORATION La Redoute

  • "This collaboration was one of the favorites of the Holidays workshop program at Lacoste Arena, Champs Élysées. We loved the energy of the teams during the workshops. We will not fail to call on ABOUT A WORKER for our next projects".

    Nazira Sen - HEAD OF MARKETING AT LACOSTE