Upcycling as a Creative Necessity: From Survival to Identity at Tata Christiane, the talk explores the evolution of upcycling from a survival strategy to a deeply personal and political ethos — revealing how limited resources can foster unlimited imagination. Presented at Hochschule Hannover’s ‘Use-less Talk’ curated by Martina Glomb, this article by Tata Christiane’s Julie Bourgeois explores upcycling as a path from survival to identity — a personal and political journey through craft, color, and slow fashion philosophy.