lecture sustainability vdis10046 fashion design projects 2 jan15
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SUSTAINABILITY & COST Assessment Task 1
VDIS100046
Introduction
Designers are increasingly required to respond to a range of ethical and social concerns, creating designs, which are sustainable and socially responsible.
This subject will equip students with a sustainable working methodology and ethos, in addition to a sound knowledge of material, technologies and processes to develop sustainable designs.
How do we relate sustainable design to our environment?
Sustain – Sustain Ability – extending life
Environment - surrounding , living space
Design – sustainability and environment
To make a sustainable living in harmony with nature, without damaging the environment
Using energy resources, social responsibility, economical power and environmentally friendly designs.
Natural Environment
Our Environment
Products of Our Lifestyle
Environmental Pollutants
Global Warming
Ice Cap Melting
Greenhouse Gases
Non Renewable Energy
FOSSILFUELS: OIL, COAL, NATURAL GAS. We burn them to heat water into steam, which drives turbines, which drive generators.
Global Chart for Fossil Carbon Emissions
Alternative Energy
SOLAR ENERGY
HYDROPOWER GEOTHERMAL
BIOMASS
Sustainability
Recycle – Re-Use
Recycling Centre
Fair Trade
Clothing Lifespan
Textile Production
Life Cycle
Sustainable Product Development
Fiber and materials selection & combination
Reduction in wastage including materials and energy
Environmental impact
Reusability or recycle ability
Design for entire life cycle , good design solutions and aesthetics
New technologies and processes
Sustainable Manufacture
Global sourcing locations and int. trade agreement
Ethical sourcing of production, audits and compliance
Codes of conduct and supply chain management
Value for money and efficiency
Recycled Clothing
Sustainable High Street
Recycled
Recycle
Designer Analysis - Deborah Milner
Deborah Milner of Aveda Ecoture uses a variety of sustainable & eco-friendly fabrics including lace made from recycled fabric.
Collections such as Deborah Milner’s are created to raise environmental awareness.
She and her creative team research & liaise with many textile producers as well as indigenous peoples to ensure fabrics & materials used have as little harmful impact on the environment as possible.
Bamboo
T-shirts made from bamboo cotton; bamboo reaches maturity after just 45 days. It can grow as much as 12 inches per day. The cotton made from bamboo is 99.8% hypo-allergenic, allows skin to breathe and is very lightweight with a silk feel.
Growing Cotton Growing cotton uses 22.5 percent of all the insecticides used globally
Growing enough cotton for one t-shirt requires 257 gallons of water
The bleaching and then dyeing the resulting fabric creates toxins that flow into our ecosystem
The use of rayon for clothing is contributing to the rapid depletion of the world's forests
Petroleum-based products are detrimental to the environment on many levels
Conventional cotton represents 10% of world agriculture and uses 25% of the world's pesticides
It takes 1/3 of a pound of chemicals to make one conventional cotton t-shirt!
7 of the top 15 chemicals used in conventionally grown cotton are classified as known or suspected carcinogens by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Sustainable Fashion
Organic fabrics. Organic Cotton, Bamboo etc.
Natural dyes used in creation
Recycled clothing – Re-design Re-make from old clothing
Recycled materials to create fashion design
Useful Links
www.agrocel.cotton.org India
www.organicexchange.org USA
www.fairtrade.org.uk UK
www.peopletree.co.uk UK
www.oxfam.org.uk UK
www.ingeofibres.com/Natureworks
www.inhabitat.com
SUSTAINABILITY & COST
Students are required to design a collection of 6 outfits using sustainable fabrics and methods.
Researching organic fibers and sources
Environmentally friendly dyes and production methods
Extended and enhanced products
Recycled influences and uses
Target Market
Students are required to investigate a target market and consumer profile including their price desires.
Along with competitor analysis in the field of sustainable fashion designers, and their methodology of design.
Submission
Written document of sustainable practices and designers
Consumer profiling written and pictorial document
Sketchbook of research, development, textile manipulations and design development
Customer profile document with competitor analysis
Costing specification sheets.
Final Presentation
Inspiration board
Customer profile board
Colour and fabric board
Illustration boards
Along with short videos of the collection research, processes and development.
Weighting and Deadline
30%
Due date – End of Week 4