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Craft practice for sustainability. Re-thinking commercial footwear design process with a woven textile approach

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posted on 2017-05-15, 11:17 authored by Jenny PinskiJenny Pinski, Faith Kane, Mark EvansMark Evans
The role of hand processes in design has evolved through history and in the present day, designers frequently employ digital methods. This brings opportunities but can limit material knowledge and it is therefore timely to reflect on the significance of hand processes. This paper explores the potential of craft-based woven textile approaches to designing sandals for large-scale manufacture. It addresses the research questions: what is the current situation/market in footwear/woven textile design; what are the benefits/drawbacks of a hands-on/craft-based approach to footwear design; does the approach have the potential to facilitate improved sustainability and if so, in what capacity? The paper presents findings from a practice-led study and key advantages of a craft-based approach were identified in generating in-depth knowledge of constructions and materials. This led to design outcomes that have potential benefits in sustainability through a zero/low-waste construction. However, the findings indicate difficulties in logistics, timescale and cost efficiency.

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School

  • The Arts, English and Drama

Department

  • Arts

Published in

REDO Cumulus 2017

Citation

PINSKI, J., KANE, F. and EVANS, M.A., 2017. Craft practice for sustainability. Re-thinking commercial footwear design process with a woven textile approach. IN: Bang, A.L., Mikkelsen, M. and Flinck, A. (eds.) Cumulus REDO Conference Proceedings, Design School Kolding, 30 May – 2 June 2017, Aalto, Denmark: Cumulus International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media.

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Acceptance date

2017-03-15

Publication date

2017

Notes

This is a conference paper.

ISBN

9788793416154

Language

  • en

Location

Design School Kolding