5 - Design that explores clean/better technologies

This strategy explored how replacing systems of production with less energy consuming and smarter technologies to reduce environmental impacts. That are not only better for environment but are also maintainable. If we want to produce garments which are more ecologically friendly then we should make sure that all the procedures used in the design process are cleaner and better than before.

Example: 

• Bio-based materials and processes
• 3-D printing
• Laser
• Water-jet
• Sonic cutting
• Sonic welding
• Digital printing
• 'Re-surfacing' of polyester
• Novel dying technologies
• Digital finishing
• Tagging

All of this are smarter technologies to reduce environment impacts and help us to save time for produces there product in short timing. I though I would try to uncover new and brilliant ways to produce objects/garments and identify innovative technology.

Ever & Again (2007)

This project experimented with sonic cutting and slitting to reshape the shirts, and fusing digital sublimation printing with heat photogram printing. For This she had to translate her heat photogram print design, which used real objects like wire and leaves, into digital repeat using photoshop. 

After I read her project, I explored some research of photogram print as well. I came to realize it was an economic and ecological way of printing as a little waste was generated from the process but they made a short time to process it as well. For this a reason that made me interested and like in digital printing and some technology that can related to created textile. For instant, laser cutting, 3-D printing, digital textile, heat pressing, and heat pleating as well. 

In order to, make mark-making, sometime I would like to choose heat transfer color papers and polyester as a medium for made fabric in design. Moreover, I like this technique, because sometime you will get the different outcome which you are not realize than before. And you never know what kind of result you can get.

My inspired most is consider rethinking the up cycling fabrics, developing them in order to make people close to nature than before. That is a good way which people could get inspirations from nature/environment. In my opinion, now a day textile is not only create some beautiful fabric but also thinking about how are they combination between technologies and science together. Further more some of new technology can created new and amazing garments that consumer unexpected before.

Reference

Upcycling Textiles. (n.d.) Ever & Again(2007).[Online]. Available at:<http://www.upcyclingtextiles.net/#/fashion/> [Accessed on 3 January 2015]

3 - Design to reduce Chemical Impacts

3rd strategy focuses on using the appropriate process and material selections for any product to minimize environment impact. It attempts to cut down on harmful chemical processes for example devore, chemical dyes etc. It include seek natural dyed, raw material, using organic, and non-chemical decorative procedures materials for create effects to replace material and processes know to be harmful such as laser cutting.

Atelier Rwanda: natural did in Rwanda

Natural dye in Rwanda by atelier Rwanda is a research based project that explore the full cycle of natural dying in contemporary textile production in Rwanda. At this time, Rwanda's local textile market is base on imported fabrics. They are known as 'african fabrics' are mostly designed outside Africa. The propose of this project is explore design possibilities in filed of textile while using local product each as fabrics and natural dyes pigment and the skills to support the identity of there local culture.

In Rwanda, there is no tradition of textile dying although the method does exist in the region's basketry crafts. In this project was followed by implementation, where the craft-man designed a series of shoes and scarves. The scarves made from natural dyed pigment with plant fibers and basketry technique. For created a local textile with a highly textile expression, which can be easily produced with available materials and methods.

Reference

David, Maya Ben,. (2011) Atelier Rwanda: natural did in Rwanda. Available from: <http://www.designboom.com/design/atelier-rwanda-natural-dye-in-rwanda/> [Accessed on: 24 December 2014] 

The Cabbage Chair

 

We cannot reject that needless waste and heaps of scarps fabric are part of the equation in textile's and fashion malfunctioning process in industry. Many designers designed amazing product that related to cutting edge fashion and eye-catching furniture designs. On the other hand, this process will come with a huge cost in term of useless element.

The Cabbage Chair design by Japanese designers, Nendo. He determines this trend by using waste paper from the pleated fabric industry and turning in to an organic shape. This furniture textile waste chair was designed for the exhibition, the XXIst Century Man Exhibition, curated by Issey Miyake, in Tokyo.

As Nendo (n.d.) has described, the Cabbage Chair fits (our) active, optimistic, and forward-moving ’21st century selves,’ the kind of people who, to borrow a concept Miyake expressed during a meeting with us, ‘don’t just wear clothes, but shed their skin'.

Amazingly, this Cabbage chair was made from used product in the textile industry. From a huge of paper from industry that usually abandon and unwanted product. This is clever solution with waste things by recycle to a renewal for textile and furniture industry.

In my opinion, there many have unwanted products from there production not only a piece of paper from pleated process but also included environment production around us. This is one of first step that creative new design for recycle useless product as a new. In my project, I used  heat transfer technique by use transfer dyed paper on to fabric, which this produced in mass amounts during the process of making print pattern. There product are unused and waiting for throe it away. In the same way, I would like to use some paper to create some lamp cover in origami design. This is a good way for use unwanted thing to newly.




Refernces

Dezeen Magazine,. (2008) Cabbage Chair By Nendo. [Internet]. Available from:<http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/06/cabbage-chair-by-nendo/> [Acessed: 1 November 2014]

Nendo,. (2008) Cabbage Chair. [Internet]. Available from: <http://www.nendo.jp/en/works/cabbage-chair-2/> [Accessed: 1 November 2014]