1 - Design to Minimize Waste

Now a day, Environment has attack by human. Human have created and used maximize waste than before. In this reason, environment has many pollution affect by human activity. Everyone is responsible for damaging the environment. Not only personal but also included natural, environmental, social, and economy (macro-, micro). They are all impact to our responsible. We can do at small area is the amount of waste product by man-made to changed by recycle.

In textile and fashion industry concern about design to minimize waste. As a designer,  it is not only recycle garment but also include zero waste cutting, and introduces an idea to used avoid producing stuff that doesn't work, or don't need. For example, a piece of fabric pattern can re-made to new garment, design product with multifunction use, etc.

“Of the total textile fibre produced, up to 65% is lost, post-consumer, to landfill, incineration or composting, which represents between 400,000 and 700,000 tonnes per annum in the UK. Of this, at least 50% is said to be recyclable” (Allwood, 2006)

Holly Mcquilian - Twinset: Embedded Zero Waste 

 A percent of the fabric is wasted in the manufacturing of a garment is not much. When a pattern of fabric is cut out, the leftover scrap fabrics are usually useless. Holly Mcquilian is one of designer who used zero waste cutting for garment. She created a pattern that fit in another part of garment perfectly.

 

                                              Figure1 Embedded Zero-Waste dress, vest and pant 

                                             Figure2 Embedded Zero-Waste Hoody and Tshirt

                                                Figure3 Embedded Zero-Waste Pant and Jacket. 

Embedded Zero-Waste Hoody and TshirtEmbedded Zero-Waste Hoody and Tshirt

Embedded Zero-Waste Hoody and Tshirt

Twinset: Embedded Zero Waste Project are three pattern which explore the possibility of embedded multiply garment in one pattern. In a piece of pattern, they have a different component of garment such as collar, sleeve, etc. 

This is a good idea that has possibility to success.  That is decrease fabric scarps in each garment. It is an extremly successful techniques as it not only minimize watse but also allow the customer to participate in the design process. For me as a textile designer, they are important part to consider about composition, scale, layout, proportion, and distribution of design to explore on garment pattern. Moreover, I create a garment that present a pattern on part of body. There are very useful to use a scarp of pattern to fill it. Furthermore, in my color project, they have some scarps from a part of my prototype collar as well. So in the second prototype, I tried to organize a collar pattern to fit well on to the fabric for leave less fabric scars as more as I can.

References

McQuilian, H. (2011) Twinset: Embedded Zero Waste. [Internet]. Available from: <http://hollymcquillan.com/design-practice/twinset-embedded-zero-waste/> [Accessed: 30 October 2014]


Tedresearch,. (n.d.) Ted's Ten 1 - Design to Minimize Waste. [Internet]. Available from: <http://www.tedresearch.net/1-minimise-waste/> [Accessed: 30 October 2014]

 

Gabriel Dawn

Gabriel Dawn is installation artist who create site-specific installation. He explored the connection between fashion and architecture together. His work is exploration of textile as loaded materials. On purpose to inspect to complicated construction of gender, and identity of his native (Mexico). He try to overturn the notions of masculinity and machismo frequently in a present day. 

Gabriel Dawn interplay of colours, as a designer. He is an installation artist. He created colourful site-specific installation by using a gradient of hanging threads and yarns on space. He played with textile for created some geometric precious in each installation. He created his installation as a no longer shelters the material need of the body, but instead create something as symbolic of non-psychical of humanity need to survive as a species. His work is very captivating to see. The play of thread lines create a visual effect which affect the viewer's perception, and how some work sort of indefinite clouds of floating rich colours in the air.

He was inspired me in term of colous and idea that look like a colour spectrum. For me, I work with gradient colours or harmony as a pastel, cool tone. I do some drawing and print by used different material represent floating, clear, and light weight. For instance, different weight of PVC, silk organza, duchess satin, and chiffon. I used bright and dark colour for working this project.  My aim of this project is how to created print that captivate a viewer feel floating, clear, and blur, such as print on different material and make surface of fabric that impact to product.

Reference

Jobson, C. (2012) Colored Thread Installation By Gabril Dawn. [Internet]. Colossor Art, Design, and Visual Culture. Available from: <http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/08/recent-colored-thread-installations-by-gabriel-dawe/> [Accessed 27 October 2014]

Colour project: References: Flavie Audi

During this project, I planned to used a gloss gel as a medium for interpret transparent colour of my concept. Also I create some textile which represented surface of the sea. I used different material such as powder pigment, beads, and mixed different media for create my own color palette. Also I would like to explore my idea to my sketch book. What is my first sight when I saw those objects? What is it a mood of colours?  And I think, what is happen when i change an original colour to some unique colours? Can the meaning has change in which way?

Flavie Audi is 27 years old Glass craft maker artist. She graduated from AA school of Architecture in 2011. After her graduated she spend a years for working with John Pawson. At the same time, She are focusing in blown glass and silver making. Today, she was graduated in master's degree in glass Royal College of Arts. The key of her work is focus finding a new technique of how to put energy and light into the permanent of work. According to "I am interested in creating experiences of mystery that invites for contemplation, meditation. A vision that is not to be grasped but rather admires it to draw intimate with it." Audi, n.d. 

Flavie Audi's work was influenced me by moment and creative. From her passion in architecture to glass, it is very success of combine two different two keys together. Her work is very amazing. I like her space pattern and surface. They looked similar to Cosmo space and a bird eyes view on surface of the sea. For this reason, I got a lot of inspirations which can create my work in personalize. Which the important keys from this inspired was an organic shape of glass, colours, point of view inside the objects, and angle of light, etc.

References 

Lawrence, V. (2014) Flavie Audi: Spectacular Accidents The young architect forges a new path in glass. [Internet]. W magazine. Available from: <http://www.wmagazine.com/culture/art-and-design/2014/04/flavie-audi-glass-sculptures/> [Accessed: 30 October 2014].

Watchthatlable.com (n.d.) Artist to watch - Flavis Audi [Internet]. Watchthatlable.com. Available from: <http://www.watch-that-label.com/artist-to-watch-meet-flavie-audi/> [Accesssed: 30 October 2014].

Colour project: Good Vibration

'We are able to hear a single tone (that is, without special devices) but we almost never see colour unconnected and unrelated to other colours. Colours present themselves in continuous flux, constantly related to changing neighbors and changing conditions'

The interaction of Colour - Joseph Albers

In this project as a textile designer , I should to know the important of colours in design textiles. How colours are important in our life... Colours are the first sign when I are looking at an object. Colours  around us can communicate to our mood and design. It is influence your mood. Mood can influence design and productive. Productive and design can made emotional respond to it. 

For example, red represent passion, love, and angry. Green represent nature, serenity, birth, and eco.

As a textile designer colours are important in design. We can follow colour trend forecast for company. Or you can create own color palette to show vision. Colours can be connect in every tone and shade. They can related to each other that depend on design.

References

Turnstylevogue (2013). Why is colour an impoetant part of your life?. Turestylevogue 18 July [Internet Blog]. Available from: <http://www.turnstylevogue.com/2013/07/why-is-color-an-important-part-of-your-life/> [Accessed 25 October 2014].

Colour project: Concept

My concept in this project is sea surface. I got this inspiration when i went travel at Phuket island with my friend on lasted holiday summer (July). An atmosphere at there place is very beautiful, peaceful, and relax. I was lived at Sri Panwa resort. There is a new resort in island. There is a 180 panorama view of Phuket island from my room. Moreover, I can see the between sky and ocean. It is very contrast when sunset with the lines. The colour of sky has change from light blue to gradient orange which is perfectly contrast of colour of the ocean.

 

An important key of my concept is a point of view of over the sea. The sea has clear and transparent water. Sometime you can see a things that live under the sea very clearly by transparent of water.

But sometime you cannot image what is an objects under the sea. Water is always movement by wind and reflect by light. They created an organic shape every time that unexpected what is happen for next shape. It is wonderful, blurry, rich of colours, and more imaginary.

TOP

Sustainable Textile.

Now a day, human have create new technology for convenience their life. Textile is part of garment. They are very important part of human life. Some technology had affect to nature and environment. People become more concern about an environment issues in textile industries.

Sustainable Textile has become important than before as well as people give important in healthy life. Eco part has become important in Textile. They have many researches for improvement the environment and health of worker in textile world. Which this reason I am choose Sustainable Textile for TOP.