| CODE | HPN2004 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Ethical Fashion and Textiles Recycling | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Health, Physical Education and Consumer Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit explores the issues of fashion, sustainability and the way in which fashion clothing is produced, used and discarded. Students are introduced to the continued cycle of buying, using and disposing of fashion clothing which is based upon a system of production that has serious consequences for our society and the community. An approach to fashion which maximises the benefits to people and communities while minimising the impact on the environment is explored. This unit also provides strategies targeted at the individual, family and community levels for the sustainable use of resources. Students are also exposed to various sources of inspiration to create an original, creative and aesthetically pleasing household or personal item made from a used textile item. The design process for planning, realisation and evaluation of creative decorative or functional items repurposed from used textile items will also be discussed and practised. Study-Unit Aims: This unit aims at introducing students to an approach to the design, sourcing and manufacture of clothing and other textile items which maximises benefits to people and communities while minimising impact on the natural environment. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognise the general impact of humans on resources and natural eco systems; - Outline, after group discussion, the wise choices of textiles for personal and household purposes with minimal impact on natural and personal resources; - Explore via online research different sources of textile fibres and fabrics suitable for re-using, renovating, restyling and recycling; - Identify during group discussion various strategies at individual, family and community levels for the sustainable use of textile resources; - Analyse a variety of textile projects with minimal impact on the environment looking at the economic, aesthetic and functional aspects; - Uncover through a review of the literature the problem of textile waste and explore different opportunities to work sustainably through solutions to waste avoidance, waste management and resource recovery. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Investigate various sources of inspiration for the development of creative textile-related ideas based on sound principles of design; - Demonstrate the ability to plan development of decorative or functional items from used textile items; - Produce an item to satisfy a particular brief making use of used textiles, by going through the design process of planning, realisation and evaluation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Blackburn, R. S. (2009). Sustainable textiles: lifecycle and environmental impact. Oxford: Woodhead. - Blackburn, R.S. (ed) (2005). Biodegradable and sustainable fibres. UK: Textile Institute. - Ehrenfeld, J. R. (2004). Searching for sustainability: no quick fix, Reflections, Vol. 5, no. 8, pp. 1-13. [online] Available at http://www.johnehrenfeld.com/Reflections,%20Vol%205,%20No.%208,%202004.pdf - Fletcher, K. (2014). Sustainable fashion and textiles: design journey. UK: Routledge. - Gwilt, A. & Rissanen, T. (2012). Shaping sustainable fashion: changing the way we make and use clothes. UK: Earthscan. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Practical | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lorraine Portelli |
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