week03.md

03 CIRCULAR OPEN SOURCE FASHION

MODULARITY

I think sustainability is the key word for this week. I looked into modular clothing as a design approach for making clothes versatile and multifunctional using detachable and adaptable elements. It focuses on reusability and reduced waste. For example, we can change the width of a garment by adding in or taking out some modular parts, and the extra parts can be made into some other objects. Thus, modular fashion minimizes the environmental toll by promoting circular economy.

ZERO WASTE

Zero waste fashion is about producing zero or very little textile/material waste during the production stage. It aimes to utilize existing materials to their full capacity. Zero waste can be achieved by 2 ways. Designers can use special pattern-cutting process to reduce or eliminate waste as well as reusing excess fabric from other pieces.

RESEARCH

Emmanuel A. Ryngaert

Shigeki Yamamoto

Jorge Penadés

Fabien Cappello

INSPIRATION

PROCESS

MAKING PROCESS

SOFTWARES

[Rhino3D](https://www.rhino3d.com/es/)

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

- Nylon Scraps
- Laser Cutting Machine

FABRICATION FILES

-Modules -Bag