Abstract
If we accept the premise that upcycling is a design process for a sustainable circular fashion industry, this chapter poses the question, ‘how can we evolve fashion education in response’? Upcycling is more than reworking used garments into new, higher value items. It points to a new design process, fit for a future where we live within planetary boundaries. Focusing on one syllabus within a newly established design university in the United Arab Emirates, this project offers an alternative starting point for educating fashion students and serves as a challenge to the existing approach to design education.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | State-of-the-Art Upcycling Research and Practice |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the International Upcycling Symposium 2020 |
Editors | Kyungeun Sung, Jagdeep Singh, Ben Bridgens |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 87-91 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030726409 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030726393 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jun 2021 |
Event | International Upcycling Symposium 2020 - De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Sept 2020 → 4 Sept 2020 https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/events/events-calendar/2020/september/international-upcycling-symposium-2020-research-and-practice.aspx |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Production Engineering |
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Publisher | Springer |
ISSN (Print) | 2194-0525 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2194-0533 |
Conference
Conference | International Upcycling Symposium 2020 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Leicester |
Period | 4/09/20 → 4/09/20 |
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Keywords
- circular fashion
- upcycling
- design process
- fashion education