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

EXPLORATION

INSPIRATION

PROCESS

EXPERIMENTS

MAKING PROCESS

I made a sketch to calculate the amount of straps I need for making the bag before modeling on Rhino. I working with 3 pieces of nylon fabric that are 30cm wide by 1m long, so the placement of my pattern needs to fit within this size.

SOFTWARES

Rhino3D

LASER CUTTING

SETTINGS

- Speed(mm/s):50,00
- Power Max(%):35,00
- Power Min(%):12,00

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

- Nylon Scraps
- Laser Cutting Machine

ASSEMBLY

Assembly of The Bag

I realized there was one issue with my modules while putting together the bag. I made the slits relatively small for securing the straps in place, but I have made them too small for the straps to go through, making it a bit difficult and time consuming for assembly. I think making them slightly bigger would be much better.

Adjustable Straps

With multiple slits on the straps you can adjsut them to the desired length.

FINAL OUTCOME

FABRICATION FILES

Modules

Bag