TY - GEN
T1 - Sewing Box for the Future
T2 - Sustainable Innovation 2021
AU - Ballie, Jennifer
AU - More, Meredith
AU - Clark, Becca
N1 - Conference code: 23rd
PY - 2021/3/15
Y1 - 2021/3/15
N2 - Within a world of resource scarcity, ready-to-wear clothing bears the air of shop finish and finality and doesn’t call for repair, alteration or unpicking. Further research is required to challenge this status quo and encourage healthier habits around how we care for, use and maintain our future wardrobes. This paper will discuss ‘Sewing Box for the Future’, a research project and pop-up exhibition at V&A Dundee in partnership with the University of Dundee (2020). Sewing box will be used as a metaphor, to raise awareness about diminishing sewing skills and provide materials, skills and knowledge to support the public to maintain their existing wardrobes. This paper will discuss how participatory design can be used to explore circular fashion and will make recommendations for retailers and manufacturers to re-think how they might support clothing care, repair and customisation in the future.
AB - Within a world of resource scarcity, ready-to-wear clothing bears the air of shop finish and finality and doesn’t call for repair, alteration or unpicking. Further research is required to challenge this status quo and encourage healthier habits around how we care for, use and maintain our future wardrobes. This paper will discuss ‘Sewing Box for the Future’, a research project and pop-up exhibition at V&A Dundee in partnership with the University of Dundee (2020). Sewing box will be used as a metaphor, to raise awareness about diminishing sewing skills and provide materials, skills and knowledge to support the public to maintain their existing wardrobes. This paper will discuss how participatory design can be used to explore circular fashion and will make recommendations for retailers and manufacturers to re-think how they might support clothing care, repair and customisation in the future.
KW - co-design, circular economy, textiles, fashion, skills
UR - https://cfsd.org.uk/events/sustainable-innovation-2021/
M3 - Conference contribution
SP - 1
EP - 9
BT - Sustainable Innovation 2021
PB - The Centre for Sustainable Design (University for the Creative Arts)
CY - University for the Creative Arts, Surrey, UK
Y2 - 15 March 2021 through 21 March 2021
ER -