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3. Circular Open Source Fashion

Research & Ideation

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Modular Fashion involves creating clothing that can be easily reconfigured or adapted, allowing for versatility and longevity. This approach minimizes waste by encouraging the use of fewer pieces to create multiple looks.

on the other hand, refer to fabrics and production techniques designed to leave no waste during the design and manufacturing process. This can include using patterns that fit together perfectly to maximize fabric usage or repurposing scraps into new items.

By learning these techniques, you're not just improving your design skills but also contributing to a more sustainable fashion industry. It's all about making the most of what we have while reducing our environmental impact!

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References & Inspiration

I used AI with MidJourney to visualize my idea by describing what I had in mind, and it provided me with many options to choose from.

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Tools

Process and workflow

I started working on my first prototype to test the idea, see how the interlocking mechanism will function, and how the pieces will fit together.

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Here I used Fusion to start my 2D desing to prepare it for printing

The cut was amazing, but a good thing to note is that my mistake was with the top piece, as there was a lot of wasted material.

I uded this setteng to cut the felt on the laser cut machine

POWER: 70

SPEED: 2

PP/Hz: 10000

Step

This module 1 was obtained by..

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The laser cut nesting 2 was created using..

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My hand drawn sketches are ...

This model 1 was obtained by..

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footnote fabrication files

Fabrication files are a necessary element for evaluation. You can add the fabrication files at the bottom of the page and simply link them as a footnote. This was your work stays organised and files will be all together at the bottom of the page. Footnotes are created using [ ^ 1 ] (without spaces, and referenced as you see at the last chapter of this page) You can reference the fabrication files to multiple places on your page as you see for footnote nr. 2 also present in the Gallery.

Assembly videos

learn how to add video of tutorials or time-lapse of the assembly, etc

From Vimeo

Sound Waves from George Gally (Radarboy) on Vimeo.

From Youtube

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Fabrication files

  1. File: Modules ↩↩

  2. File: Laser cut sheets ↩↩