Spazio 3R at Courmayeur Design Weekend 2026: Reclaimed Outdoor Materials and New Words to Wear

From February 12 to 15, we took part in the Courmayeur Design Weekend 2026 with a project born from reclaimed technical outdoor materials. Unique bags, beauty cases, and keychains were personalized with some of the 45 key words from this year’s edition, titled “Amore & Passioni” (“Love & Passions”). A project that brought together sustainability, craftsmanship, and reflection on the meaning of words.

Courmayeur, Design, and a Shared Lexicon

The Courmayeur Design Weekend has become a well-established event within the Italian design landscape. For several days, the mountain town transforms into a space for dialogue among designers, artisans, brands, and the local community. The 2026 edition, centered on the theme “Amore & Passioni,” revolved around 45 key words selected by Leftloft, which shaped the visual and narrative identity of the event.

Words such as risk, depth, chance, encounter, and entropy offered inspiration for our own work. After last year’s experience, we returned to Courmayeur with a creative recycling project—this time starting from reclaimed outdoor technical materials.

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Outdoor Materials Become Unique Objects

This year’s products were created from durable, waterproof outdoor fabrics—materials originally designed for exterior use. Through the craftsmanship of our seamstresses, these fabrics were transformed into bags, beauty cases, and keychains. Each piece is unique: the colors and fabric combinations ensure that no two items are alike.

From the 45-word lexicon, the seamstresses selected those that felt especially meaningful—words that embodied personal stories or evoked the idea of sharing. The chosen terms were printed in an elegant cursive font on the products. Each word carries a message, a feeling, a fragment of a journey—entrusted to the people who purchased these items in Courmayeur.

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Transformation as a Collective Practice

The products were also presented during the Dinner Party on February 14, one of the central moments of the Design Weekend. In that setting, bags, beauty cases, and keychains met their new owners—held, observed, and chosen, almost as if the words themselves were selecting the people.

For us, recovery is not only a technical choice but a working method. It means starting from what already exists and giving it a new function through skills, dialogue, and collaboration. It is within this process that craftsmanship, sustainability, and community meet in a tangible way.

A special thank you to Paola Silva Coronel for believing in our project, and to the entire team of the Courmayeur Design Weekend for their warm welcome and collaboration.

Press coverage:

• AostaSera.it (February 4, 2026)

• La Vallée Notizie (February 11, 2026)