Open AccessRethinking textile fashion: New Materiality, Smart Products, and Upcycling
Author(s) -
Antti Ainamo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
swedish design research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2000-964X
DOI - 10.3384/svid.2000-964x.14253
Subject(s) - materiality (auditing) , clarity , textile , corporation , natural (archaeology) , clothing , business , commerce , process (computing) , economy , economics , aesthetics , political science , computer science , art , history , law , archaeology , biochemistry , chemistry , finance , operating system
Manufacturing operations in much of textile fashion have migrated from the developed economies to developing countries in search of cost economies. Consideration for the natural environment has been lost in the process due to lack of clarity what corporation or some other participant in what kind of an economy is most responsible. This paper is intended as a thought piece on how new materialisms offers an approach to bring back responsible concern for the natural environment in textile fashion and, perhaps, beyond
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