My research topic is sustainable materials, however, I am more interested in how we become sustainable; through recycling and waste management strategies and so I have created the question:
How can the development of recycling strategies help to manage waste and
contribute towards a more sustainable textiles industry?
Whilst researching this topic more in depth I came across several textile based companies/ practitoners which promote recycling and waste management through their making processes and designing.
One of the companies was in fact a charity called TRAIDremade. It allows the opportunity for young design students
to remake and redesign second hand garments into fashionable products to be
sold for a profit, figure 1& 2 are examples of what they produce with
recycled materials. I was inspired by this method of recycling and this charity relates well to my research topic of sustainability. It shows that through recycling our old clothes in a more design orientated way we can create modern fashionable garments which can be sold, and who knows, made into something else again afterwards?
. TraidRemade
(N.D.). Quilted Jacket AW1. [Photograph]. Retrieve from: http://www.traid.org.uk/news/traidremade-aw13-launches/
TraidRemade (N.D.). Free size recycled jumper in mixed fibres. Features eye design and beading hand-embroidered by fairly paid embroidery artisans in India. [Photograph]. Retrieve from: http://www.traid.org.uk/news/traidremade-aw13-launches/
This project really inspired me to start thinking about my own practise, and how I approach weaving as a designer. In future projects I hope to start implementing a pre ordained possibility for any garments I design, or how they can be modified to make the most out of them once they begin to wear out.
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