DENIMREBELSa Denim Republic AB project

A denim workshop in Järfälla · Stockholm

Make something
you’ll never
throw away.

A denim workshop in Järfälla - repair, redesign and reimagine denim with your own hands. Pick a workshop, tell us you’re in, and get first dibs on the date.

Pick your workshop ↓◷Revolution in --
Black denim jacket with a painted grayscale portrait and white slogans including "Selfie" and "A beautiful mind".
Hand-painted hereEvery one unique

Workshops

Which one are you in for?

Tell us which workshop you want. When enough of you are in, we set a date - and you're first to know.

Levi's 502 jeans hand-dyed with a mottled black, olive and silver bleach pattern.Start here

The original

Make Your Own Jeans

3 daysAll levels

From raw denim to riveted - cut, sew and finish a pair of jeans that actually fit you.

Front of a black Levi's denim jacket painted with slogans such as "Wild and free" and "Perfectly imperfect".

Construction

Make Your Own Jeans Jacket

WeekendIntermediate

Build a denim jacket from scratch and make it unmistakably yours.

Black denim jacket with a painted grayscale portrait and white slogans including "Selfie" and "A beautiful mind".

Redesign

Redesign Lab: Paint Your Rebellion

1 dayBeginner-friendly

Bleach, stencil and hand-paint an old jacket into a one-of-one statement piece.

A hand-painted denim jacket with bold climbing slogans including "To the Summit".

Japanese craft

Sashiko Trucker Jacket

1 dayAll levels

Boro & sashiko stitching - the Japanese art of mending made beautiful.

Close-up of a raw-edge blue denim patch printed with a punk cat graphic on bleach-splattered black jeans.

Repair

Repair Club: Fix Your Favourite Jeans

Drop-inAll levels

Bring the jeans you can't let go of. Leave with them alive again.

A denim sample board of bleaching and stencil techniques with handwritten Swedish labels.

Foundations

Denim 101: Bleach, Patch, Repeat

1 dayBeginner

The techniques the whole workshop is built on - in one hands-on afternoon.

Made in the workshop

This is what your denim could become.

Every piece is a repaired, redesigned, hand-worked original - including pieces from a Levi's school project.

Black denim jacket with a painted grayscale portrait and white slogans including "Selfie" and "A beautiful mind".
Front of a light-wash Levi's jacket hand-lettered with slogans such as "Rebel at heart" and "Just do it".
Front of a black Levi's denim jacket painted with slogans such as "Wild and free" and "Perfectly imperfect".
Customised black-and-silver bleached jeans laid over a stack of reclaimed bricks beside paint bottles.
Back of a bleached denim jacket covered in slogans including "Courage", "Freedom" and "Breathe".
A hand-painted denim jacket with bold climbing slogans including "To the Summit".
A hand-painted Levi's denim jacket covered in inspirational phrases over a bleached blue-and-tan finish.
Levi's 502 jeans hand-dyed with a mottled black, olive and silver bleach pattern.
Bleach-painted black jeans with a raw-edge blue denim patch, laid over reclaimed bricks.
Customized dark denim jeans hand-bleached with silvery-grey and olive blotches.
Close-up of a raw-edge blue denim patch printed with a punk cat graphic on bleach-splattered black jeans.
A human face pieced from recycled indigo denim beside a workshop shelf of rope, cord and markers.
Two portrait faces crafted from layered cut denim, mounted on a beige studio wall.
A large tapestry of upcycled jeans suspended from bamboo poles in a bright studio.
▶ The real workshop

Straight from the workshop

Step inside the real thing.

Bamboo racks of upcycled denim, hand-painted jackets, big factory windows. This is the room the workshops happen in - filmed on the spot, not staged. Hit play below.

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Why it matters

Redesigned, not replaced.

Every jacket saved is one that doesn't become landfill. We teach the skills that keep denim - one of the world's most-owned garments - out of the bin and on your back.

For brands & schools

Put your denim at the centre.

Co-hosted workshops, an ESPR-readiness programme, and shared sustainability storytelling - built with a workshop that does this every day.

Levi's
Grew out of a Levi’s
school project.
Your brand next?
Become a partner →

Be first through the door

Join the revolution.

No spam - just workshop dates, the Kickstarter launch, and how to become a founding Denimrebel.

EU-hosted. Double opt-in at launch. We never sell your data.

Follow the revolution

@denimrebels@denimrepublic_sweden@craftrebelsMalin on LinkedInThe podcast
A metal pail of jute rope, cord and a large pair of workshop scissors on the windowsill.In the making

Questions & answers

No dumb questions.

Everything people ask about Denimrebels, Denim Republic, and what a denim workshop actually is.

What is Denim Republic?

Denim Republic AB is a Swedish company for denim education and innovation - a denim workshop, school and lab in Järfälla, Stockholm, focused on repair, redesign and circular fashion.

What is Denimrebels?

Denimrebels is the community and movement behind Denim Republic: young people learning to redesign denim and change the fashion industry. Not a brand you buy - a movement you join.

Where does Denimrebels come from?

It grew out of a denim school project - including a collaboration with Levi's - in Järfälla, just outside Stockholm, Sweden.

What is the meaning of Denimrebels?

Rebels in denim: people who refuse to throw clothes away and reinvent them instead. You'll also see it written "denim rebels" or "denimrebel".

What is a denimrebel?

Anyone who picks up a needle instead of the bin - who repairs, redesigns and reclaims denim rather than replacing it.

Are Denimrebels bad?

Only to fast fashion and waste. The "rebel" is against throwaway culture, not people - it's a warm, welcoming community.

Is Denimrebels a community?

Yes - a growing community of makers, students and denim lovers. Join the newsletter to become a founding member.

Where are the Denimrebels?

In the workshop at Birger Dahlérus väg 10, Järfälla (Stockholm), Sweden - and on Instagram @denimrebels and @craftrebels.

Is Denim Republic a place?

Yes - a real workshop in Järfälla - and a company, Denim Republic AB.

What is a denim gym?

A workshop where, instead of weights, you train with sewing machines, scissors, bleach and paint - getting strong at repairing and redesigning denim.

Is there a denim school?

Yes - that's the heart of it. Denim Republic runs denim education and workshops and is building toward a full denim school (a "jeansschool").

Is Denim Republic a workshop?

It's a workshop, a school and a lab in one - plus a showroom and events space in Järfälla.

Every door leads somewhere

Open a door.

Three ways in - where we are right now, who we are, and where this is all going. Pick one and step through.

Now · presentOpen ↗
01

Where we are now

The workshop, the plan, and the Kickstarter that starts it - built in public.

The movementOpen ↗
02

Join the revolution

Who we are, our why, the manifest. Not a brand you buy - a movement you join.

Future · visionOpen ↗
03

The Golden Phoenix

Redesign. Revolution. Change the world.