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About María Lafuente
María Lafuente is a multidisciplinary designer with more than twenty years of international experience. A member of the Spanish Association of Fashion Designers (ACME), her work uniquely combines fashion, art, architecture, poetry, nature, and music, resulting in collections that are both aesthetic creations and ethical statements.
With a background in both art and fashion, María has developed a distinctive language where her collections engage with sustainability, innovation, and culture. Each piece reflects her commitment to ecological materials, clean technological processes, and a profound respect for nature and human dignity.
She has presented her collections on major global stages, from the United Nations to museums and international festivals, positioning Spanish fashion in a space where beauty becomes a driver of awareness and social change. Her collaborations include pioneering companies such as Jeanologia, artisan groups like Arte-Sanas de Madrid, and innovative textile projects that connect tradition and future.
In 2024 she received the Fashion Innovation and Sustainability Award in China, consolidating her role as one of the most influential voices in conscious fashion worldwide.
Restless and optimistic, María Lafuente defines herself as a tireless artist in continuous creative exploration. Her purpose is to create a positive impact through each collection, building strategic alliances that bring not only aesthetic and economic value but also contribute to social well-being and the care of the Earth.
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Living matter, essential colors
ULLĀSA expresses itself through a palette that evokes a connection with nature: white, beige, tangerine, yellow, green, pink, and black. The fabrics—PEFC-certified Tencel, cotton, linen, tulle, and lace—interact with designer jewelry and unique hand-crocheted details created in collaboration with Arte-Sanas in Madrid. Each texture celebrates authenticity, craftsmanship, and breathability.
Transformative alliances
Feel the Peel opens this chapter with a pioneering sustainable design proposal developed by six UDIT product design students as part of the Biodesign Challenge. Their innovation is BioPeel, a compostable biomaterial created from bitter oranges from Seville, transforming an environmental problem
into a circular and cultural resource.
The collection also incorporates Añino's waterproof and breathable merino wool, a textile innovation that combines tradition and functionality, and Jeanologia's clean technology, whose denim processes eliminate harsh chemicals and reduce the water footprint.
ULLĀSA is completed with PEFC-certified Tencel, linen, tulle, and lace, along with handcrafted crochet pieces created by Arte-Sanas de Madrid.
In this edition, the jewelry designed by María Lafuente has been created in collaboration with Elena Larrén, an artistic jeweler and teacher at the Zaragoza School of Art, with extensive international experience and recognition in jewelry design.
Amplifying languages
The atmosphere of the fashion show expands through music and dance, parallel languages that amplify the message of the collection. The original music is provided by Álvaro Zeidan, a 23-year-old creator who has been developing musical composition and production projects since the age of 16. Graduated in Criminology and student of interpretation, he has collaborated with video game companies and personal projects, exploring his own sound that combines emotion and experimentation. The dance comes from the hand of CIDANZ Producciones, a company based in Burgos and one of the most solid trajectories of contemporary dance in Spain.
Founded in 1994, it manages the Certamen Internacional de Coreografía Burgos & New York and develops research and scenic creation projects with a marked social content. Its productions have been supported by institutions such as the Burgos City Council, the Junta de Castilla y León and INAEM, consolidating a diverse cast and a space for artistic residence for choreographers of different nationalities.