METU Winter Clothing Swap & Workshops

Saturday, December 6, 2025, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM  

METU Infopark campus, Building I - 1117 Budapest, Infopark sétány 1. 

On December 6, the Institute of Art and Design Theory at Budapest Metropolitan University invites you to a free event dedicated to sustainability and holiday spirit. Bring the clothes you no longer wear, swap them for new treasures, and join our creative upcycling workshops! 

Our Winter Clothing Swap aims to encourage mindful, eco-friendly choices even during the busy holiday season. Bring the garments you no longer need and exchange them for pieces you will truly use, while giving value to others. Let’s replace shopping with reuse and keep clothing in circulation! 

Alongside the swap, our creative workshops will guide you in making unique gifts and decorations from discarded materials, showing how to prepare for the holidays with less consumption and more sustainable creativity. Instead of shopping, we create value through upcycling and community making. 

Throughout the event, we welcome everyone to join our workshops! 

13:00 Doors open 

13:00-16:00 Clothing Swap 

WORKSHOPS (13:00–16:00): 

Nagy Márti UPcycling: Christmas Angel Workshop 

Fashion Revolution Hungary × Something EXTRA: Clothing Repair / Embroidery Workshop 

RE:KICKS – Sneaker & Bag Pimping Workshop * 

Sewing Workshop: Christmas cushion / gift pouch making 

Guest Lecture & Talk (14-14:45): 

Colour Matters / Karin Fleck, Vienna Textile Lab (guest lecture in English on the colours of clothing and future sustainable possibilities) - https://www.viennatextilelab.at/ 

Good to know: 

Workshops do not require prior registration; participation is first-come, first-served and depends on capacity. 

* For the RE:KICKS workshop, bring your used or worn leather bag/shoes, we will provide everything else and give them a new life together on site. 

Bring clean, good-condition clothes, accessories, or jewellery you no longer need. 

Please hand in your items at the entrance, then browse freely among the displayed pieces. 

If you have damaged garments, feel free to bring them too, we can use everything during the workshops, but please hand these in separately. 

Women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing are all welcome. 

You may bring and take as many items as you wish, but please aim for balance. 

Remaining clothing items will be donated to the Hungarian Red Cross – Budapest Chapter, who also gladly accept toy donations. If you can, please bring a toy and place it in the collection box by the entrance.  

For inquiries, please contact: ruhacsere.sel@gmail.com