D-Hub is an association founded more than 20 years ago and based in Verona, north of Italy. D-Hub’s mission is to support the emancipation of disadvantaged women – in particular young mothers, through specific traineeships helping them acquire new skills, but more than anything, a new awareness of themselves
21
Women have obtained an employment contract in laboratories and other related structures
4
Years elapsed since the birth of D-Hub
40
Women employed in urban laboratories
The main aim is to create a self-sustainable, educational network for self-employed women, placing the accent not so much on the idea of job insertion, but of real entrepreneurial processes, which put women at the centre, with their skills, creativity and desires. The first and most fundamental element, in D-Hub experience, is given by the recognition that in this project comes from being part of a process entering a difficult accessible field, the fashion world
Our project features a series of limited edition handbags, designed by the different brands that comprise the OTB group and available exclusively via global e-commerce platform Farfetch. This is the first charity initiative of Only The Brave Foundation that simultaneously involves the following brands that have all enthusiastically joined the project: Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Paula Cademartori, Dsquared2 and Just Cavalli. The creative director of each brand involved was asked to design a new model of bag for the benefit of Only The Brave Foundation, using only and exclusively the textile waste of each respective brand. D-Hub took care of the manufacture of the bags
D-HUB is part of GENERA-LAB, the first female co-working network in Verona, integrating different cultures and professionalism. A place dedicated to those who want to invent a creative work, reconciling the times of life. Born in 2016 from the meeting of the associations D-Hub and Le Fate Onlus, it is committed to the enhancement of traditional and artisanal knowledge of the feminine world through the creation of a platform of urban laboratories, in collaboration with The Equal Opportunities Department of the Municipality of Verona. This network has the aim of creating and enhancing self-employment of Italian and foreign women, for a widespread educational community, with the contribution of professional artisans working around Verona and of the women met by the two associations over the years
Project manager of “A special Bag”
“Coordinating the Only The Brave Foundation project gives me the opportunity to share my technical and sartorial skills with laboratories built by such important relationships and emotions, source of precious resources”.
Genera-Lab and D-Hub co-founder
“The main objective of this work is to put at the centre the desires of the individual, so that every woman can choose to devote herself to what truly corresponds to her, through a creative work that does not respond not only to instrumental needs, but also recognize and enhance their talents”.
Head of Genera-Lab tailoring area
“Our goal is to organize sewing courses for women who are interested in the world of tailoring and for those who maybe, in the future, want to make a job out of it".
Seamstress
“This with Only The Brave Foundation is a new experience, which is allowing me to learn new things that I did not know how to do before and that will help me in my work”.
Seamstress
“I am happy with this beautiful possibility, because for the first time I realize such precious handbags. And then it's a new opportunity, to meet new people and new networks for my future”.
