ISMAT 24154

Sustainable and Circular Fashion

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  The course unit aims to analyze the relationship between Sustainable Design and the current Fashion industry at both national and international levels.
• ProgramaProgramme

  1. Sustainable Design and the circular economy in Fashion Design: Historical and socio-economic context. 2. Design methodologies and production processes with a sustainable approach: Zero-Waste, Upcycled, SubCut, Slow Fashion. 3. Exploration of concepts: Fashion-able, second-hand clothing, the 3 Rs policy (reduce, reuse, and recycle) added to the life cycle of textile and clothing products. Cradle to Cradle philosophy. Biodegradability of materials;  4. The importance of Co-Design, Affectivity, and Empathy in the fashion product design phase;  5. National and international certifications and legislation;  6. Sustainable materials: examples of innovative materials;  7. Sustainable technologies: printing and different production processes;  8. Social impact: social responsibility and examples of good practices applied in fashion design and production processes. 9. Case studies of sustainable fashion designers and/or brands at the national and international level.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  The course unit aims to analyze the relationship between Sustainable Design and the current Fashion industry at both national and international levels. This unit seeks to convey the principles of Sustainable Design, to study and correlate fashion with other fields of knowledge at the socio-economic and environmental levels. Additionally, it introduces research into sustainable possibilities at different stages of the design process: choice of materials, production/manufacturing processes, packaging, logistics, commercial strategy, and social impact. It also emphasizes understanding the importance of paradigm shifts: analyzing reference cases to encourage students to view this area of design as a business opportunity with the goal of expanding the social responsibility of brands and designers toward their consumers. Students are expected to be able to consciously carry out projects for Sustainability, taking into account the impacts across all stages of a product’s life cycle.
• BibliografiaBibliography

    Charter, M., Pan, B., & Black, S. (Eds.). (2023). Accelerating sustainability in fashion, clothing and textiles . Routledge. FLETCHER, K; Grose L.(2011) Moda & Sustentabilidade. Design para mudança. São Paulo: SENAC.  GARDETTI, M. A., & Torres, A. L. (Eds.). (2017). Sustainability in fashion and textiles: values, design, production and consumption. Routledge. GWILT, Alison. (2015) Moda Sustentável. Editora: Editora Gustavo Gili, BRASIL.  HETHORN, J. and ULASEWICZ, C. (2008). Sustainable fashion - why now? : a conversation about issues, practices, and possibilities. New York: Fairchild. RISSANEN, T., & McQuillan, H. (2016). Zero waste fashion design (Vol. 57). Bloomsbury Publishing. THORPE, A. (2007). The Designer?s Atlas of Sustainability. Washington: Island Press
• MetodologiaMethodology

    Students will have access to visual material made available through Moodle, as well as texts and videos relevant to the course unit. Assessment is continuous, consisting of ongoing assignments that will be monitored by the teacher in class in order to provide support and pass on knowledge for their correct development.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  4
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não