Moumita Deb
Textile Design 2010
To develop Textile surfaces for a Collection of Garments keeping in mind the clientele of CREATIVE BEE, HYDERABAD using Textile Waste(end bits of fabric) in combination with other fabric – up cycling.
About Creative Bee
Creative Bee the Design Studio is a self-sustained commercial organization with an in-house facility for Designing, Production and Marketing. It is the firm’s mission, here at Creative Bee to conserve and promote the rich heritage of India.
Creative Bee Foundation
The Creative Bee Foundation is a Trust dedicated to helping artisans develop good quality and highly finished Craft products, which can be marketed in “Life Style” stores. It also focuses at imparting training to upgrade skill so as to extend support to improve their Livelihood, Health and Education.
Context
Production of any sort is always associated with some form of pollution. Perspective of age old days: the population was less, needs were few and resources were abundant. Consumerism which can be taken as a major cause for any kind of environmental issue, was less. The generation of waste was such that it got naturally recycled, being mostly biodegradable. Conversely, after the advent of industrial revolution different types of wastes came into existence which are often both non-biodegradable and highly hazardous. The Textile industry is no different. It is also one of the largest contributors to the industrial waste as well as in the production of waste at an individual level. Commercially, textile waste generation is influenced by the production of textile goods. Higher the production, the greater the amount of waste. This is in turn a function of consumer demand, which is influenced by the state of the economy. While this may have a limited impact on the waste production in the manufacturing sector, it can have a much greater influence on the production of household textile waste. People tend to discard their clothes and keep themselves well in-fashion by adopting the present trend in the market.
What can be done to reduce Textile waste?
What can be done to increase the life span of the clothes we designers make for our clients?
• One solution is to use the waste as raw materials- upcycling
• Changing the relationship that the consumer has with the Textile product. This will increase the life-span of the Textile product. This can be done by making the product unique and valuable.
How does the product become unique?
- By using a technique which is exquisite and unique. People tend to posses products which are a symbl of uniqueness. This serves their emotional need of high esteem in the society.
- the Textile product is still trendy and smart.
Key topics and questions
- Understanding the clientele of Creative Bee.
- How to use the end bits effectively which will eventually reduce the cost of production.
- How to make the products cost-competitive in the market?
The Target Segment
The brief from the client is to create a line of garments for the age group of 20-30 years.
The Collection
While trying to understand the generation and designing for them, some key words which will define the aesthetics of the collection are:
- Unique, Individual
- Fun, Trendy, Vibrant
- Beauty.
- Up Cycling
- Quality
Process and Methods
- I will be designing a collection of garments for Mrs. Bina Rao of Creative Bee. She will lend me access to the to the end bits and other fabric.
- Collection of the end bits.
- Collect other materials which are complimentary with the end bits.
- Combine the end bits to create the surface for the products. Textiles Techniques like weaving, patch work, off-loom techniques can be used. Iterate for different possible surfaces.
- Iterations for the products.
- Prototyping
Resources
• Internet
Sites for e.g.
http://www.ecouterre.com/
http://www.iittala.com/
http://www.greenfashion.eu/
http://www.treehugger.com/
http://www.kalamkariart.org/
• Books : Recycling in textiles - Edited by Y Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~yw6/Fiberrecycling/Recycling%20in%20Textiles%20YWang%20Ch1.pdf
• Interviews with representatives of the target segment.
• All the material resources and production process will be provided by Creative Bee.
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