PROJECT — MATERIAL-BASED WORKSHOP

FILA at White Street Market Milan

Clay · Living Plants · FILA Disruptor Reinterpreted · Produced with NSS · Milan 2019

A collaborative workshop project developed with FILA at White Street Market in Milan. The project brought together sneaker culture, clay, and living plants through a series of hands-on sessions focused on making and collective process.

Over two days, participants worked with clay to reinterpret the FILA Disruptor sneaker as a functional planter, with sessions built around conversation, experimentation, and shared production. Participants used the sneaker as raw material for new objects.

CLIENTFILA
PRODUCERNSS
PROJECT TYPETechnical Workshop
LOCATIONMilan, Italy
SERVICELive Event Customization
YEAR2019
Mixing clay at the FILA workshop at White Street Market Milan

FROM THE WORKSHOP

FILA Disruptor sneakers on a pink pedestal beside a cactus Workshop booth with plants, table, and FILA branding at White Street Market Pouring clay mix into a bowl at the workshop table Workshop table with materials seen from above Stirring clay in a bucket during the session Shaping a clay piece by hand with tools Planting a cactus into a sneaker planter Participants decorating white sneakers at the workshop Sneaker sculpted from clay in a cardboard box Carrying boxed workshop pieces at the counter Packing a white FILA sneaker into a box Leading the workshop demonstration at the table Participant working at the table in a purple workshop gown Portrait at the workshop in front of plants Holding potted cacti in front of the pink workshop wall Group around the table with a potted cactus Participants holding their finished clay sneaker planters

FAQ

What was the FILA workshop at White Street Market?

A two-day collaborative workshop with FILA in Milan, produced with NSS. Participants worked with clay to reinterpret the FILA Disruptor sneaker as a functional planter.

Does Original Rose run workshops internationally?

Yes. Workshops have run in Milan with FILA, Tokyo with Timberland Japan, and Kyoto with Urban Research, alongside events in New York.

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