Fragments Garments #3 — Prototyping Start
Switching from Physical to Digital Pattern Making In order to remain coherent with the sustainable production goal, I decided to move away from classical garment 3D fabric-based shape modeling, and traditional pattern making drawn on paper or cardboard to 3D modeling in order to save …
Fragments Garments # 2 — Re-Fream Project
Dear Reader, My Re-Fream’s project finds its roots in the Fragments Garments Research & Design Studio’s previous collection, for which I created a series of seamless modular jackets and coats made of small modules, called ‘Puzzled’ which has been produced in cooperation with FabLab WeMake …
LEATHER FOR VEGETARIANS TURNS INTO LEBIU
7 months ago, when I began this adventure that is the Re-Fream project, I would never have thought that throughout the development of the project, I could discover many different fields of application and production techniques using cork particles. It seems yesterday when I saw …
Facing obstacles for a better fashion system
Checking the production chain, origin, and composition of the food basket is far more common now than years ago. End consumers are paying attention to their food, trying to minimize their impact on the climate crisis by making (more) responsible choices. But, what about what …
From conventional Denim to BIO-Denim
Today we use to buying products based on our own knowledge, generating in our mind an abstract idea regarding the process that has been used to achieve a particular effect or finish. But most of the time, according to what we heard, what people tell …
Marinero – 4
Dear reader, In my third blog I mentioned that March and April were going to be a challenging time. I was referring to several deadlines concerning filament and fabric producing. In this case the real challenge was to slow down experiencing the global corona crisis. I needed …
Marinero – 3
*Filament analysis The first Empa yarn tests are completed. This is very helpful information. We will follow up on improving both prototypes of the Archi-Filaments. Sample preparation: 3 yarn samples aligned per specimen. One end of yarn fixed with tape and the second end not …
Cooking New Materials
Material that change the future? Let’s face the fact, with this world of technological advancement, there has and will always be different sorts of innovations that claim they can change the future. However, what comes to me in the first place is creativity, power of …
ARE WE HEADING THE AGRO-FASHION REVOLUTION?
“It is high time to move from basic to value-added products” Syed Kamrul Hassan – Managing Director at CLT Trim Textiles “Bio-based materials are opening an accelerated path thanks to social awareness of the final consumer, now much more sensitive to weather changes, animal abuse, …
Fragments Garments — Modular Clothing # 1
Dear reader, I’m Elisabeth Jayot, a prospective fashion designer and academic consultant based in Paris. The Research & Design studio, I created in 2017, Fragments Garments proposes a new vision on fashion future at the crossroads of digital manufacturing and circular economy. I create innovative …
