Tuesday 22 September 2009

Lost and Found




These are all bits of clothing that I have seen lying about in the street. there are many more but I haven't put all the pictures up!

Friday 18 September 2009

Textile Recycling

I went to Chris Carey's textile recycling plant this week to see what it's like as a source for recycled fabric, it was great! They have a warehouse that you can (having booked an appointment previously) go to and search through the fabrics, select what you want and pay per piece for it. I would have some photos but my camera ran out of battery. They have a huge range of cloth, from clothing and household bits like old curtains to fabric on rolls. It was very inspiring as everything that is there has a destination.

Tuesday 8 September 2009

Are Capitalists Anarchists?


The Anarchist tenet of No Gods, No Masters seems to be the modus operandi of production and design. I say this because a lot of production and design seems to be based only on the motive of profit and pays no mind to our planet, our needs and longievity of any form. So the title of this post is a somewhat sweeping statement, but it tickles me because Anarchists are typically viewed as anti-Capitalist and vice versa, yet to me it seems that they could be crossing into one anothers areas.

Monday 7 September 2009

Slow As Fast

How can slow design work with fast fashion? how can it make throw away items that are affordable and green? paper dress


consumers want quick hits and change etc amongst their long term costly investments in materials and workmanship, how can slow work for them?