Zero Waste Fashion Design

Timo Rissanen and Holly McQuillan

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 designManufacturing zero waste garmentsAdapting existing designs for zero wasteZero waste designing with digital technologies

Drawing on the authors own designs as well as interviews with exciting designers, e.g. Winifred Aldrich (p.49), one of the first pioneers of sustainable pattern cutting, Swedish designer Rickard Lindqvist (p.54) and the New York based designer Yeohlee Teng (p.193), zero waste fashion design is showcased to students within the wider fashion industry. Students can see the exciting outcomes of zero waste techniques and provides inspiration for their own design practices.

Table of content Preface1. Zero waste fashion design from history to now Textile wasteZero waste over timeModern zero waste fashion design Interview with Maja Stabel, fashion designer (Norway)Short cuts 2. Pattern cutting as a fashion design tool Fashion design and pattern cuttingCreative pattern cutting Interview with Winifred Aldrich, fashion author (UK) Interview with Rickard Lindqvist, fashion designer (Sweden)Creative pattern cutters from around the worldPatterns in design ideation Short cuts3. Zero waste fashion design: the basics Criteria for zero waste fashion design The design ideation toolbox Zero waste blocksTrapeze sleeveless tunic by Holly McQuillan, fashion designer and lecturer (New Zealand)Endurance skirt by Timo Rissanen, Finland-born, Australia based fashion designer and lecturer (Australia) Tailored jacket by Holly McQuillanPattern set ups by Holly McQuillan Adapting an existing design for zero wasteRisky design practice Designing with the fabric width Short cuts4. Zero waste fashion design and CAD Marker making as design activity Advantages of digital design for zero waste fashionZero waste tutorials through CAD Grading and CADCombining digital technologiesZero waste and digital textile designInterview with Julia Lumsden, fashion designer (New Zealand)Short cuts5. Manufacturing zero-­-waste garments Fashion design and fashion manufacturingInterview with Lela Jacobs, fashion designer (New Zealand)Sizing zero waste garments Fabric in manufacturing zero waste garments Tara St James of Study NYShort cuts 6 Zero waste fashion design: getting started On inspiration Interview with Kia Koski, fashion design scholar (Finland) Documenting and reflecting on design On sharing Conversation with Yeohlee Teng, Malaysian-born, New York-based fashion designer (US) Futures for zero waste fashion designShort cutsGlossary ReferencesIndex AcknowledgementsCredits