1 rue Pastoret
13006 Marseille
France
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The goal of ITINÉRANCE is thus to reintegrate craftsmanship and the meaning of clothing into the collective consciousness. We promote the transmission of these crafts through several means such as in :
the schools that educate,
the museum that keep them,
as well as the ready-to-wear brands that generate economic opportunities.
We would like to become the first Mediterranean network dedicated to textile crafts:
to gather creativity, craftsmanship and social innovation.
ITINERANCE is a French association "loi du 1er juillet 1901". It has 2 founders, 2 volunteers, 5 board members and 6 support committe members.
Sources of funding: We are currently raising funds from the Southern Region and private donors.
Modalities of action : We organise every year an edition in a Mediterranean country. We collaborate with musueums to organise exhibitions and with schools to do seminars.
Main partners: MUCEM, Instituts Français, Atelier Bartevelle...
Our Missions are:
- to reinforce the pedagogy of the transmission through teaching
We value the pedagogy of Fashion schools and their role in the transmission of ancestral and contemporary craft, as well as the importance of training new generations in current issues.
- to participate in the safeguard of intangible heritage and share it to a large audience
This heritage is a key factor in maintaining diversity. We collect testimonies, rituals, traditions, craft and domestic arts around the Mediterranean through different media (videos, photography and podcasts).
-to support the local communities and artisans
ITINÉRANCE promotes local crafts. Each edition of clothing features locally sourced suppliers and a mapping. We support particularly female artisans communities.
Every year, we design one edition in one country.
We co-create editions of clothes. and what is interesting is the whole creative and research process to do that actually raises issues. We produce photos, videos, podcasts, that is the content for the exhibitions in the museums.
The 1st Edition was in Greece 2018 with 20 women named the “Yayas” (Grandmother in Greek). The goal was to talk about the transmission of craft. We understood how knitting can become an opportunity for social bonding with time.
In 2019, in Tunisia, we recalled the issues related to the status of women in Tunisia through clothing. The upcycled pieces echoed the key role of Tunisia as a hub for second-hand clothing.
Last year In France, we co-created an Edition with the Students of the Arts Décoratifs school inspired by the Mucem archives. It was highlighting the key part played by schools to train new generations to upcoming issues, to link the past and present.
Next Edition will happen in Morocco
Dyeing is believed to be responsible for 20% of water pollution in the world. Since the 19th century, synthetic dyes have massively replaced natural dyes. In Morocco, there are ancient traditions around vegetable dyeing. ITINERANCE will co-create an edition with the women of a cooperative from the Anti Atlas, one of the only regions in the world where henna is also used to decorate textiles.