SUSTAINABLE DESIGN RESEARCH
ALL MY GARMENTS ARE MADE FROM SECOND-HAND AND DEAD-STOCK MATERIALS.
OVER THE FINAL 2 YEARS OF MY DEGREE I EXPLORED DYING THESE MATERIALS WITH NATURALLY DERIVED DYES.
IN PARTICULAR I ENDEAVOURED TO NATURALLY DYE GARMENTS BLACK, A PROCESS THAT TOOK CONTINUED EXPERIMENTATION TO PERFECT.
WHERE POSSIBLE MY DYES WERE COLLECTED FROM MY COMMUNITY, USING AVOCADO WASTE FROM CORROCHIOS DALSTON, TEA BAGS FROM LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS AND RUST COLLECTED FROM AROUND LONDON.
PROCESS. NATURAL DYING
NATURAL DYING PROCESS PICTURES.
MY RESEARCH ALSO
LOOKED AT HOW I COULD ENCOURAGE MY CUSTOMER
TO REPAIR THEIR GARMENTS- INCREASING THE LONGEVITY OF MY PIECES.
To the left is a prototype for a tag/clothing label, that encourages the customer to repair and patch up their clothing.