Panagora: reinventing, repairing and sharing through the "Ateliers Circulaires"

Worn-out shirts, faded trousers, a few spools of colorful thread, scissors, and the soft hum of a sewing machine. At the end of September, one of Panagora’s meeting rooms was transformed into a creative workshop. Around the table, cheerful colleagues exchanged tips, laughed at their clumsy first tries, and proudly left with a tote bag they had made themselves.

This was the second session of Les Ateliers Circulaires, a new in-house program launched by Panagora in partnership with The Repair Collective, combining conviviality, learning, and sustainable action. The goal of the day was simple but meaningful: to give old clothes a second life by turning them into reusable bags.

“It was a great opportunity to learn how to repurpose materials we would have otherwise discarded. The most satisfying part was leaving with something tangible - and the desire to do it again at home,” said Kevalya Putchay, Content Creator.

His colleague Norbert Alleaume, Media Producer, shared the same feeling. “I went out of curiosity and loved it. I learned how to make a bag out of old trousers. You realize how often we throw things away when so much can actually be reused. It really makes you want to think differently.”