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Circular Open Source Fashion

October 1th, 2024

Zoe Romano and Claudia Simonelli

In this class the lecture will outline the systems behind fashion and the textile industry, focusing on alternative systems such as circular fashion, agile fashion, open value chains.

The focus will be on creating modular elements, structures and connections that allow the user to change the shape of a garment, resize it or replace certain elements. Students will publish their creations on open source platforms and learn how to monitor and promote their creations in a distributed network.

Program outline

  • Intro teacher
  • Circular fashion
  • Hacking the fashion system
  • Agile fashion
  • Modular elements
  • Modular seams
  • References
  • Tools/software

2D Drawing software

  • illustrator, rhino3d & grasshopper
  • valentina project
  • openfitlab
  • laser cutter

Materials

sealing textiles, synthetic textiles that melt and seal the edges of the cut outs vegetable tanned leather (chrome tanned leather is toxic when heated) felt, natural and synthetic (preferably pla or other biodegardable felts) neoprene (check for composition that no toxic particle/fumes will be released when heated)

Weekly Assignment

Visit the handbook to see the assignment criteria for this class.

Lecture notes

The assignment


Video

2024-2025

Lecture

Review

Tutorials


Previous years videos

2023-2024


Lecture

Review


2022-2023


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Review


2021-2022


Lecture Hacking the fashion system

Review OS circular Fashion

Tutorials


2020-2021


Lecture Hacking the fashion system

Review OS circular Fashion


2019-2020


Lecture Hacking the fashion system

Review OS circular Fashion


2018-2019


Lecture Hacking the fashion system

Review OS circular Fashion