Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Process Dialogue: Layering Complexity Through 3D Sketch and Drape. Learnings From Multi-Course Sustainable Design Challenge

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Abstract

Re-engaging with the process and materials of making is a form of transparency common in sustainable design approaches. The current academic studio model, wherein a student chooses a retail fabric for a one-off design or stand-alone collection, does not reflect resilient circular models of apparel production. An opportunity exists to model ways in which the designer might be empowered to designing out waste and keep materials in use by re-utilization
(Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017). This project focuses on sustainable material selection, creative ideation and design process as strategies toward a considered and sustainable design solution. As design researchers exploring sustainable design in our own scholarship, we were eager to embed resilience and circular strategy into our teaching.

Keywords: sustainabilty, circular, design, sustainability, teaching, textile, circular textile, zero-waste

How to Cite:

Cobb, K., Orzada, B. T. & Roelse, K., (2019) “Process Dialogue: Layering Complexity Through 3D Sketch and Drape. Learnings From Multi-Course Sustainable Design Challenge”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 76(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.8792