Circular Open Source Fashion
This week we learned about circular open source fashion and modular design. So, Circular Fashion is an industry connecting platform for all stakeholders to collaboratively realize a cradle to cradle inspired circular economy for textiles. The Circular Design Platform supports fashion brands to design circular and sustainable products in a lean and efficient process. Furthermore, Modular Design is a design approach that splits up a system into smaller parts called modules, which can be independently created.
With Modular Design and Fashion. I looked for inspiraton and ways to showcase and create a clothes item with modular nodes.
Research
I didn't know much about modular design and modular fashion so I did research and it looked like Ankara Print Designs to me. So, my inspiration for my project is based on ankara designs.
Materials
- Trotec Laser Cutter
- Adobe Illustrator
- Black and White Neoprene
- Scissors
Procedures
Design
I worked on my design but was confused with what to create and how to create it. So, I started off on paper by created sketches and later paper prototypes on a possible design for this piece.
- I started created sketches for a mushroom design inspired by the second ankara print.
- I cut the mushroom and tried to see if they connect.They kind of did but I wasn't comfortable so I made different designs.
- I altered the design to turn it into a horn design. That didn't work.
- So, I shifted my horn design without cutting the pieces. So, I made a ciruclar design so when you flip back; it would connect and create a horn. However, you are able to connect with each other.
- Create the design in illustrator so it could be cut in the Trotec Laser Cutter.
Execution of the design
- I cut out my initial design with the Trotec Laser Cutter. It connected on paper but not with the neoperene.
- So, I designed a connector design with Adobe Illustrator.
- I cut that design with the Trotec.
- I started connecting my initial design with my connector design.
- I initially didn't know what to make but felt that the material will make a good chocker/scarf.
- I would connect more pieces to create a neoprene scarf chocker that would go to my chest.
Results
I was able to connect the neoprene so it created a chocker that ran down my chest. In the future, I'm hoping to create it with a more comfortable material that allows for users to wear for longer periouds of time because Neoprene is itchy. Also, I want to create a design that uses less waste than creating two designs.
