Vega Hertel

Over the last eight years Vega has used her art – working in performance, sculpture and textiles – as an agent for activism. After joining XR Fashion Action in 2019, Vega decided that, as a climate activist, the best way for her to affect drastic change within the rigid systems of the fashion world, would be from within.

She is currently studying fashion design at London College of Fashion, where she uses the knowledge gained from her course to understand the industry, and propose changes that encompass traditional crafts and skills and a return to a more localised manufacturing practice. Vega’s creative work involves experimenting with natural fibres, dyes and zero-waste pattern cutting techniques.

In 2023, as part of our Planet Summer programme, Vega became one of our Southbank Centre Young Activists; a programme of activity that aimed to help her progress in her activist journeys.