This article presents the experience of a coordinated action between three institutions - FUMEC University, Lá da Favelinha Cultural Center and SEBRAE / MG - developed from a systemic perspective, with the intention of integrating the community of the villages of Aglomerado da Serra with the neighborhoods in its surroundings, where the FUMEC is located, stimulating a collaborative network of flows of clothing, accessories and shoes used for a process of creative reinvention through the logic of upcycling. This work was based on the concepts of Social Design and awareness of the need for sustainable integration with the natural environment, rethinking the limits of its ability to provide raw materials and absorb the impacts of our society's waste.

Authors: Juliana Pontes Ribeiro, Adriana Tonani Mazzieiro, Gabriel Julian Wendling