Scraps : fashion, textiles, and creative reuse / foreword by Caroline Baumann ; by Susan Brown and Matilda McQuaid.

Author
Brown, Susan, 1965- [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
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  • New York, NY : Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
135 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

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    The textile and fashion industries produce millions of tons of solid waste every year through the many processes used--from yarn production, weaving, knitting, dyeing and finishing, to apparel construction, quality inspection and unsold goods--generating waste at each step. Typically, this waste is sent to landfills, incinerated or, at best, recycled into low-quality fibers used for industrial applications. 'Scraps', published for Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum?s exhibition of the same name, presents three designers? alternative approaches to the shockingly high human and environmental costs of textile industry waste. 0Christina Kim, founder of Los Angeles?based brand Dosa; Reiko Sudo, cofounder of Tokyo textile firm Nuno; and Luisa Cevese, founder of Milan-based accessories and home goods company Riedizioni, all share a profound respect for scraps as repositories of raw materials, energy, labor and creativity. Inspired by the long tradition of using handcraft to give new life to scraps and castoffs, each takes an entirely different approach to contending with textile waste, but all agree that there is much to be gained--aesthetically and financially, as well as environmentally and socially--by making recycling an integral part of their design practice. 0The delicate beauty of the fabrics featured here ensures a seductive visual experience, framing the exploration of sustainable design practices: using materials and resources efficiently, providing meaningful labor, sustaining local craft traditions and exploring new technologies as integral to the recycling process. Each copy of the book is bound in its own unique discarded Indian woodblock-printed textile with foil stamping. 0Exhibition: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, USA (23.09.2016-02.05.2017).
    Notes
    Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    ISBN
    • 9781942303176 ((hardcover))
    • 1942303173 ((hardcover))
    LCCN
    2016016649
    OCLC
    946579927
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