Open AccessClothing development process towards a circular model
Author(s) -
Manuela Avădanei,
Serban Olaru,
Irina Ionescu,
Adela Florea,
Antonela Curteza,
Emil Loghin,
Ionuț Dulgheriu,
D Radu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
industria textilă
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1222-5347
DOI - 10.35530/it.072.01.1563b
Subject(s) - clothing , production (economics) , process (computing) , product (mathematics) , business , textile , environmentally friendly , circular economy , architectural engineering , key (lock) , manufacturing engineering , marketing , engineering , computer science , economics , history , ecology , geometry , mathematics , computer security , archaeology , biology , macroeconomics , operating system
The textile and clothing industry uses many resources. It causes a lot of environmental problems: water pollution,consuming a massive amount of raw materials, energy, chemicals, etc. The garments are produced to be worn andcleaned several times, and their lifespan is considerably reduced. Over 60% of what the consumer buys, becomesunuseful (either the consumer forgot what he/she has, or the product is not fashionable anymore, or it does not fit). It iscompulsory and essential to understand the necessity of creating a new balance between the use of resources, thelifespan of the products and consumer behaviour. Closing the loop and building a new understanding of how the textileand clothing industry can exist is the key to the future – to develop and implement the circular business model. This typeof business implies some changes in the production flow: the materials are recycled in several rounds, the designprocess has to take into account several lifecycles of the items (with the same destination or a different one), theproducts are designed to be re-included in a system where it is possible, and the consumer has to be educated to acceptthese categories of products. Each stage of the production process has to be sustainable, environmentally friendly andwith a low production cost. In terms of a sustainable design process, this paper presents the main stages of thedesigning process of a garment (leisure sports jacket), with a versatile shape and usage (garment/ backpack). Thegarment is designed and manufactured to allow and the vice-versa transformation without any technologicalmodifications. By using a creative and feasible design and manufacturing solution, the waste of worn garments will beconsiderably reduced, and the product lifespan prolonged, as much as it is possible.