Rags |
work in progress.
How might we continue to utilize the gear we care about, even when it is considered trash?
1 raincoat : 3 Bags
Two using the pit zips as the main opening, and the remaing of the arm for the strap.
And a third from the bottom of the jacket, where the cinch performs as a closure, the classic hip pockets as exterior storage, and the body of the bag being the main torso. All bags will include a liner.
Reimaging the end life of a well loved raincoat, keeps memories continuing with that gear, keeps what once kept us safe and comfortable away from harming where we recreate, and brings new forms to carry goods inspired by the existing features themselves.
The jacket is ready to be reimagined.
So much of the product is good, be it the zippers, drawcords, hang tabs, pockets - but in the products current state, those are useless without the product fully functioning.
How can we leverage the functioning, and existing features of a product to create something new to user.
Coco x ReFabrica
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Coco x ReFabrica |
In partner with ReFabrica, volunteered with Casa Latina to teach women how to felt, solely using waste stream materials from our Seattle community. The wool is sourced from Holy Lamb, and the shoddy is from Satsuma. See below for Coco.
Coco | Creating space in the kitchen through meaningful trivets.
Shoddy Not Shoddy Design Challenge with Seattle Central Apparel and Design Department
Coco is an experiment of balance between new and recycled materials, of colors, and of material properties. Through the process of felting, scraps can become bound together to create something whole, almost uniform while still embracing the differences in each felted piece. The term coco can mean a variety of things, endearments to cooking, but the name itself allows each letter to nest, a subtle reflection of its physical form.
Task: use shoddy, a shredded fabric, from SCC Apparel and Design program’s scraps to make either a wearable or a stand alone, functional item. Judged on utility, circularity, design, innovation and marketability.
Circular Design Challenge | Seattle Central College School of Apparel Design and Development
CAD
Stool, side table, bookshelf, plant stand, catch all.
Built with the intention to have minimal materials and fasteners. Only bent metal, wooden dowels, wool, and thread.
