3. Circular Open Source Fashion

Research & Ideation

The main idea of circularity is to reuse resources, materials, fabrics, and products, keeping them in the loop. We worked on creating laser-cut modular pieces to make garments by connecting the modules together. Since the modules are small, this allows us to create several pieces even from a small piece of fabric, which helps reduce fabric waste or repurpose old clothes.

References & Inspiration

After spending some time sketching and researching, I realized that I’ve been using the star shape in my drawings and other works for quite a while, and I wanted to create something irregular with points or spikes, so I decided to use the star as my module.

Tools

Rhino

Scissors

Paper

Laser cutting machine

Process and workflow

I made some hand sketches and started prototyping with paper, and then with fabrics.

Step 1

I used Rhino 3D ¹ to directly design three different types of stars, each with a different number of points. Then, I scaled them to the same size as the prototype.

Once I had all my stars, I arranged them to take up as little space as possible.

Step 2

Next i sent the Rhino project to the laser cutter, calibrated it, and configured the settings. For my work, I used neoprene, becase the were some pieces here in the fablab so I looked for the settings for that fabric in the reference panel

Step 3

When I had all my stars cut, I started to join them together.

Each star can connect with one or more stars, in more than one direction, making the final piece flexible, organic, and versatile.

FINAL PRODUCT

Fabrication files

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1. File: Modules stars Rhino ↩