Creative Design: Graduate

E-Waste Entangled in a Disruptive Society

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Abstract

The designer became aware of the power of electronic devices that we use every day and was concerned with the mess of entangled wires that are dangerous to people and the planet. E-Waste Entangled in a Disruptive Society upcycled unconventional material wastes to wearable art with sustainability awareness in mind. Using the hand-crocheting technique, every discarded material had entangled one another, forming layers into chaos. The garment simulates the tangled dangers that the fashion industry currently holds, and the seriousness of the world bounded by electronic equipment. Through this upcycling design challenge using human-made detritus, this design well portrays the natural disruption we create every day. The chaotic mess of this design depicts a cluster of wastes the future generation will confront and provides sustainability awareness to the public. This upcycled design reflects the designer’s intent to express digital disruption within the ecological system and a considerable action moving towards our healthy environment.

Keywords: upcycling, wearable art, electronic waste, hand-crocheting

How to Cite:

Kim, B. & Lee, Y., (2022) “E-Waste Entangled in a Disruptive Society”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 78(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.13341