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Presentation
Synthesis of Handcrafts and Digital Printing: Creative Sustainable Apparel Design
International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Annual Conference Proceedings
  • Ling Zhang, Iowa State University
  • Eulanda A. Sanders, Iowa State University
Track
DPD: Design/Product Development
Disciplines
Description

Apparel manufacturing processes are one of the most prevalent sources of environmental problems at almost every stage (Gam & Banning, 2011). Some apparel designers/manufacturers are striving to incorporate sustainable and socially responsible processes to create non-toxic, healthy, biodegradable textiles and apparel products. This apparel design project combined handcraft techniques and digital printing to create an eco-friendly line entitled Life of Earth. The design process model used was created by LaBat and Sokoloskwi (1999) including: (a) problem definition and research, (b) creative exploration, and (c) implementation; and the designer included an evaluation step.

Citation Information
Ling Zhang and Eulanda A. Sanders. "Synthesis of Handcrafts and Digital Printing: Creative Sustainable Apparel Design" (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/eulanda_sanders/252/