{"id":12712,"date":"2026-11-06T09:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T08:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esda.es\/?page_id=12712"},"modified":"2026-11-06T09:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T08:55:51","slug":"proyecto-bip-cafalab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esda.es\/en\/international\/bip-cafalab-project\/","title":{"rendered":"BIP Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-063b439\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-063b439\"><strong>CAFALAB 2.0 \u00b7 Calligraphy Fashion Laboratory<\/strong> &#8211; <br>Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-5bfa23f\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-5bfa23f\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/CAFALAB-2.0-web-banner-1920x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/CAFALAB-2.0-web-banner-1920x500-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/CAFALAB-2.0-web-banner-1920x500-1-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/CAFALAB-2.0-web-banner-1920x500-1-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/CAFALAB-2.0-web-banner-1920x500-1-1536x400.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/CAFALAB-2.0-web-banner-1920x500-1-18x5.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"take-a-brush-stroke-take-it-to-the-machine-find-out-what-survives-of-the-gesture\"><em>Take a brush stroke. Take it to the machine. Find out what survives of the gesture.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CAFALAB (Calligraphy Fashion Laboratory) is a research laboratory organised by the Escuela Superior de Dise\u00f1o de Arag\u00f3n (ESDA) in Zaragoza, Spain. It studies how a hand-drawn letter can travel from paper to a garment and be produced industrially.<\/strong><br>In its second edition, CAFALAB 2.0 is looking for 15 students from partner institutions to join an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme that turns brush calligraphy into laser-cut and laser-engraved textiles, with an in-person week at ESDA Zaragoza from 8 to 12 March 2027. In this second edition you will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Work with Brush Script: stroke, form and brush texture, and how letter curves behave on fabric.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Translate your lettering into laser cutting and laser engraving on textiles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start from a set of materials chosen by the team (suede and denim) and then test others. Biomaterials will be tested during the in-person week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Produce samples and fill in technical sheets that record each process so it can be repeated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not a calligraphy workshop or a software course: it is a real research project. The technical sheets and sample books you produce will go into an open repository and a scientific publication, with participants credited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participants:<\/strong> Students of graphic design, fashion, textile or product design at a CAFALAB partner institution. No previous calligraphy or laser experience is needed, but curiosity about letters and materials is.<br><strong>Places:<\/strong> 15 participants.<br><strong>Dates:<\/strong> December 2026 \u2013 March 2027<br><strong>On-site sessions:<\/strong> March 8\u201312, 2027<br><strong>Location of on-site sessions:<\/strong> Higher School of Design of Aragon (ESDA). Zaragoza, Spain.<br><strong>ECTS Recognition:<\/strong> Participation in the programme is accredited with 3 ECTS credits, recognised by your home institution.<br><strong>Application deadline:<\/strong> November 30, 2026<br><strong>BIP ID:<\/strong> <strong>2025-1-ES01-KA131-HED-000318577-1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-it-works\">How it works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#f26a2e;margin-bottom:0.5rem;font-size:3rem;line-height:1\">6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pre-recorded pieces<\/strong><br>All the content on video, with downloadable materials. Watch and rewatch at your own pace while you practise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#f26a2e;margin-bottom:0.5rem;font-size:3rem;line-height:1\">4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Individual critiques<\/strong><br>Four rounds of one-to-one review of your project with the teaching team, between January and March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#f26a2e;margin-bottom:0.5rem;font-size:3rem;line-height:1\">1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week of workshop<\/strong><br>Five days in Zaragoza (8\u201312 March 2027) with access to machinery, materials and the teaching team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You arrive in Zaragoza with your project approved and your files ready, so the in-person week is devoted entirely to production. That is why you leave with finished pieces, not just tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-127125\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Application<\/h2><div id=\"ac-127125\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Places are limited to 15 participants. To apply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete the application form using the button below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact the international office at your home institution (which must have a valid agreement with ESDA) and tell them you want to join CAFALAB 2.0.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your institution confirms your nomination to ESDA and prepares your Learning Agreement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You must be able to join the online sessions and travel to Zaragoza for the full in-person week.<\/strong> The online work is part of the programme, not an extra: you are expected to arrive in Zaragoza with your project approved and your files ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The deadline for applications is November 30, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-button gspb_button_wrapper gspb_button-id-gsbp-0a0d2128-fb9d boton-redondo-trans\" id=\"gspb_button-id-gsbp-0a0d2128-fb9d\"><a class=\"gspb-buttonbox\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/nGwAZsvQzVjnnAek8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"gspb-buttonbox-textwrap\"><span class=\"gspb-buttonbox-text\"><span class=\"gspb-buttonbox-title\">Application Form<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-127120\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Context<\/h2><div id=\"ac-127120\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>The project combines traditional craftsmanship with modern technological innovations, focusing on calligraphy, letterform design, and digital techniques such as laser cutting and vectorization, applied to fashion and textile experimentation. An interdisciplinary approach and the use of non-traditional media encourage a creative reinterpretation of traditional script models, fostering innovation within type-related design contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program integrates virtual learning sessions with hands-on in-person workshops, allowing participants to explore concepts independently while receiving expert guidance to refine their projects. This hybrid approach allows participants to develop technical skills and apply them in real-world scenarios, providing valuable insight into industrial processes and production methods. By offering flexible virtual learning options- including group online sessions, individual mentoring, and pre-recorded materials - the programme ensures accessibility for students with diverse learning needs and preferences. The programme's value lies in its interdisciplinary nature, blending graphic and textile design while promoting sustainabl production practices and efficiency. Though primarily designed for students, it also benefits faculty by introducing innovative methodologies that can enhance ESDA's curriculum, fostering creativity in teaching, activities, and future projects. Accessible to both students and faculty, the program encourages collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the integration of new design practices across disciplines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-127121\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Program Focus<\/h2><div id=\"ac-127121\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>The program is designed to benefit students by enhancing their academic and creative journey in the fields of fashion, graphic, and product design.Also, the program is focused on <strong>Neo-craftsmanship<\/strong>as the combination of art, craft, and design, emerging as a reaction to unsustainable consumption practices. This approach promotes creative work in collaboration with artisans and the use of modern technologies, where humans play a key role in production, handling tools and techniques that are environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-127127\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Objectives<\/h2><div id=\"ac-127127\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Translate the gesture into production.<\/strong> Establish a reliable procedure to take a hand-drawn stroke to a machine-produced piece, without losing along the way what made it interesting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Measure what is preserved.<\/strong> Determine with data which features of the stroke survive the chain and which do not: outline, modulation, dry-brush endings and texture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Build a repertoire of finishes.<\/strong> Use cutting, engraving and marking as a graphic vocabulary, not as three alternative options, and see what each material allows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bring biomaterials into textiles.<\/strong> Formulate sheets in which the stroke is not cut on top but integrated inside, and test whether they withstand garment construction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Close the circle with the garment.<\/strong> Place the graphic piece on a real pattern, with its seams and margins, and arrive at a finished garment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publish what we learn.<\/strong> Publish the project\u2019s parameters and technical sheets so that any workshop can reuse them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-127128\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">What you will learn<\/h2><div id=\"ac-127128\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Concrete skills, not generic ones. You will practise all of them on your own project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Area<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">What you will be able to do<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Gesture<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Work the brush with intention.<\/strong> Control pressure, load and speed to get the effect you are after: saturated, exhausted, broken or dry strokes. And work in any writing system, even one you invent yourself.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Matter<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Inks, pigments and substrates.<\/strong> How paper responds, what dilution does, how to provoke an accident and how to make use of it. And which effects then survive the machine.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Digitisation<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Capture without losing information.<\/strong> Scanning and photography protocol: resolution, light, perpendicularity, scale. The point where most people lose the stroke without noticing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Vector<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Vectorise while keeping the detail.<\/strong> Threshold, clean-up, tracing and node control. When auto-tracing is good enough and when you need to retouch by hand. You will work with Adobe software, licence included.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Production<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Prepare files for the machine.<\/strong> Layers per operation, closed contours, bridges and counters, kerf compensation, export and naming. A file the machine accepts first time.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Laser<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Cutting, engraving and marking.<\/strong> Power, speed, passes and resolution for each material. And the real limits: the finest stroke that can be cut before the piece falls apart.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Biomaterials<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Formulate and work your own sheet.<\/strong> Recipes, proportions, curing and shrinkage. Incorporate pigment into the stroke inside the sheet, then take it to cutting and sewing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Patternmaking<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Digital patternmaking and placement.<\/strong> Generate your base pattern with MPattern and decide where the graphic piece goes on the actual pattern pieces: seams, margins, zones.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Research<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Document the way an experiment is documented.<\/strong> Record parameters, results and failures to a publishable standard. It is the skill that will serve you most afterwards, and hardly anyone teaches it.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-127122\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Schedule<\/h2><div id=\"ac-127122\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>The programme runs from December 2026 to March 2027, and the hands-on work happens in one in-person week in Zaragoza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Phase<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">When<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">What happens<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Online phase<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">December 2026 \u2013 March 2027<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Pre-recorded lessons on lettering and laser cutting, step-by-step materials, and one-to-one critique sessions to define your project before you travel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>In-person week<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">March 8\u201312, 2027<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Workshop sessions at ESDA, Zaragoza (Spain), with laser cutting and engraving machinery and materials for prototyping<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Results<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">March 15\u201319, 2027<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">The week after the workshop: technical sheets and sample book closed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-127123\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Teaching team<\/h2><div id=\"ac-127123\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>The programme is taught by ESDA lecturers from graphic design, fashion and design science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lecturer<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Area<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jaracalligraphy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Jara Cordero G\u00f3mez<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Coordination \u00b7 calligraphy and lettering<\/strong><br>PhD and lecturer in Graphic Design Projects, and a member of Calligraphy Masters. She leads the project and teaches brush-and-ink experimentation and the transfer of the stroke to vector.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Alejandro Conde Herrero<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Digital fabrication and laser cutting<\/strong><br>Head of fabrication. Teaches machine parameters, cutting, engraving and marking, and the real limits of detail of each material.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ana Gonz\u00e1lez Collado<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Fashion design and prototyping<\/strong><br>Head of the fashion and textile line. Leads the base garment, patternmaking and the application of the pieces to the garment.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cristina Salvador Mu\u00f1oz<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Scientific foundations of design and materials<\/strong><br>Leads the formulation and testing of biomaterials: recipes, curing, shrinkage and compatibility with laser cutting.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Dr. Zaira Peinado Checa<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Digital media<\/strong><br>Support with vectorisation software and file preparation, and solving technical issues.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sa\u00fal Dom\u00ednguez Albero<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Operations manager<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Andr\u00e9s Jarabo Moreno<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Fashion workshop support (with Ana Gonz\u00e1lez Collado)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Dr. Javier Marco Rubio<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Laser cutting support (with Alejandro Conde Herrero)<\/strong><br>PhD and specialist in new technologies. Supports the chain from vector to machine, and operates the laser cutter during the in-person workshop.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Iv\u00e1n Royo Sanz<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Digital media \u00b7 MPattern expert<\/strong><br>External collaborator. Creator of MPattern, a platform for automatic pattern drafting and fitting. Teaches digital patternmaking and provides access licences.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><br>Erasmus office, ESDA: <a href=\"mailto:erasmus@esda.es\">erasmus@esda.es<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-127124\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">What you get<\/h2><div id=\"ac-127124\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 ECTS credits, recognised by your home institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A full Adobe Creative Cloud licence (all apps) for your project work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erasmus+ mobility support for the in-person week, managed by your home institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hands-on training in brush lettering, vector preparation and laser production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your work documented in the CAFALAB repository and credited in the publication of results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A certificate of participation from ESDA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-127126\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Previous edition: CAFALAB 2025\u201326<\/h2><div id=\"ac-127126\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p><strong>In its first edition, CAFALAB proved that a hand-drawn Gothic letter can become a laser-cut garment in a single week.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>23<\/strong> sessions over six months \u00b7 <strong>7<\/strong> partner institutions \u00b7 <strong>5<\/strong> days of in-person workshop \u00b7 <strong>2<\/strong> guest calligraphers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From stroke to garment.<\/strong> Students moved through the full CAFALAB workflow: hand lettering \u2192 vectorisation \u2192 laser cutting \u2192 application on fabric. Online sessions on the history of Western calligraphy, Word Design (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theosone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adam Theosone<\/a>) and Calligraffiti (Victor Kams) prepared the in-person week at ESDA, 23\u201327 March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-01.jpg\" alt=\"The workshop in progress during the intensive week of March 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-13552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-01.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-01-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The workshop in progress during the intensive week of March 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What came out of the workshop:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gothic lettering laser-cut on denim, repeating \u00abtouching \u00b7 comments \u00b7 staring\u00bb.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large-scale gestural calligraphy on flowing fabric.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A floor-to-ceiling curtain of die-cut Gothic letters installed on the school\u2019s glass fa\u00e7ade.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The final piece: a calligraphic bib with laser-cut Gothic text, \u00abforget \u00b7 not \u00b7 for\u00bb, built into the garment\u2019s structure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-02.jpg\" alt=\"Brush work and tools on the table during the experimentation phase.\" class=\"wp-image-13553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-02.jpg 750w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-02-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-02-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brush work and tools on the table during the experimentation phase.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-03.jpg\" alt=\"Laser-cut denim: the letter becomes a void.\" class=\"wp-image-13554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-03.jpg 750w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-03-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-03-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Laser-cut denim: the letter becomes a void.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-04.jpg\" alt=\"Engraving on denim: the laser removes the indigo and the stroke appears in the cotton of the weave.\" class=\"wp-image-13555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-04.jpg 750w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-04-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-04-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Engraving on denim: the laser removes the indigo and the stroke appears in the cotton of the weave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-05.jpg\" alt=\"Calligraphic stroke applied to fabric.\" class=\"wp-image-13556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-05.jpg 750w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-05-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-05-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Calligraphic stroke applied to fabric.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-06.jpg\" alt=\"Finished piece on a mannequin, 2025\u201326 edition.\" class=\"wp-image-13557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-06.jpg 750w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-06-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-06-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Finished piece on a mannequin, 2025\u201326 edition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-07.jpg\" alt=\"Installation of the results exhibition on the ESDA glass fa\u00e7ade.\" class=\"wp-image-13558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-07.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-07-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-07-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esda.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cafalab-2025-26-07-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation of the results exhibition on the ESDA glass fa\u00e7ade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every process was recorded in shared databases of materials and calligraphic styles, the starting point for the technical sheets of this second edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participating institutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Katowice (Poland)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Nicosia (Cyprus)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Art and Design of Cluj-Napoca (Romania)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of the National Education Commission, Krak\u00f3w (Poland)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty of Commercial and Business Sciences, Celje (Slovenia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hochschule Hannover (Germany)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ID BIP (2025\u201326):<\/strong> 2024-1-ES01-KA131-HED-000212470-1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>CAFALAB 2.0 is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a brush stroke. Take it to the machine. Find out what survives of the gesture. CAFALAB (Calligraphy Fashion Laboratory) is a research laboratory organised by the Escuela Superior de Dise\u00f1o de Arag\u00f3n (ESDA) in Zaragoza, Spain. 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