Name and surname: Ewa Polkowska
Title/Academic titles: Master of Arts, specialization in Sustainability & Innovative Textiles, obtained at DSKD (Design School), Kolding, Denmark
Graduated from: International School of Costume and Fashion Design in Warsaw, Copenhagen School of Design and Technology – Department of Sustainable Fashion Design in Copenhagen, Denmark
Current position: MSKPU, co-founder of the Sustainable Fashion Institute, co-creator of the first deadstock market in Poland, Circular Tex Hub, and organizer of the Circular Tex Hub Awards: Waste Changers competition for young designers. Operational designer for Haddad Brands USA. She runs her own clothing company, cocAEmka, with a focus on sustainability and innovation.
Achievements:
In 2022, she participated in a discussion panel organized by Tex World in Paris, where she had the opportunity to speak about the future of the textile industry and sustainable production.
Since 2021, she has collaborated with companies such as Helikon-tex, Wirtualna Polska, and Intel Poland, conducting or organizing workshops/training on responsible fashion and materials of the future.
Creator of a women’s collection made from recycled plastic bottles and milk protein derived from food industry overproduction, presented during Copenhagen Fashion Week in 2017 under the slogan “The future of fashion design” and during Fashion Revolution Poland in 2019.
In 2019, she was a guest lecturer at Fashion Revolution Poland, speaking about innovative materials of the future.
Finalist of prestigious competitions for young designers, including Złota Nitka in 2018 and Off Fashion Kielce in 2011.
Her work has been featured in publications and interviews for prestigious Polish and international magazines such as Glamour Poland, Basic Magazine, Ampere Magazine, ELLE Denmark, Label Magazine, Viva EKO, K MAG, Opencall Magazine, Keyi Magazine, and others.
She has completed various internships, including for Scandinavian brands such as Anne Sofie Madsen and BLS Hafnia, as well as one in London for Pitchouguina and one in Poland for Zwolińska Design. She actively contributed to the creation of the upcycled Pre-Loved collection for the Danish brand Designers Remix and worked as a clothing designer for the Polish brand Reserved, where she was responsible for Asian production, requiring long-term collection planning.
Lecturer of Materials Science