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English
Bloomsbury Publishing
06 September 2018
Zero Waste Fashion Design combines research and practice to introduce a crucial sustainable fashion design approach.

Written by two industry leading pioneers, Timo Rissanen and Holly McQuillan, the book offers flexible strategies and easy-to-master zero waste techniques to help you develop your own cutting edge fashion designs.

Sample flat patterns and more than 20 exercises will reinforce your understanding of the zero waste fashion design process. Beautifully illustrated interviews with high-profile, innovative designers, including Winifred Aldrich, Rickard Lindqvist and Yeohlee Teng, show the stunning garments produced by zero waste fashion design.

Featured topics include:

The criteria for zero waste fashion design

Manufacturing zero waste garments

Adapting existing designs for zero waste

Zero waste designing with digital technologies

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Imprint:   Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 270mm,  Width: 210mm, 
Weight:   760g
ISBN:   9781350094833
ISBN 10:   1350094838
Series:   Required Reading Range
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print

Timo Rissanen is Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He is a fashion and textiles researcher with an interest in the interconnection between sustainability and social justice as they relate to the contemporary fashion industry. Holly McQuillan is a doctoral student at the University of Boras, Sweden. Her research centres on the field of Zero Waste Fashion Design practice- led research. Her research articulates zero waste fashion design through exhibition and writing, and focuses on broad issues of sustainability and their links with risky design practice.

Reviews for Zero Waste Fashion Design

This book should revolutionize how we teach flat patternmaking. -- Elizabeth Shorrock, Assistant Professor, Fashion Studies, Columbia College Chicago This book is a great resource for teaching creative and innovative non-wasteful fashion design which are key to sustainability development -- Hae Jin Gam, Associate Professor, Apparel Merchandising & Design, Illinois State University This is a truly excellent read and very relevant for an industry which is having to start a dialogue surrounding it's impact on the environment. * Jo Barnfield, City of Bath College, UK * Written by two of the leading protagonists in the field ... [This] is a well-illustrated, comprehensive and practical volume. * Fashion Practice *


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