Casaco zero waste: desenvolvimento de produto de moda open source

Abstract

The fashion industry today follows a model of speed, waste and exploitation. Clothes are produced in abundance following micro trends and, in a few months, they are discarded and replaced. In addition to the waste caused by encouraging fast consumption, the amount of waste generated in the cutting stage of these pieces is monumental, destined for dumps and oblivion. The present work takes a stand against this reproduction of waste through the development of a Zero Waste coat, a pattern that eliminates waste from the cutting step using the fabric completely. The coat manufacturing manual and a website were also created to make them available to the community, using Open Design concepts, changing the manufacturing of the garment from the industry to the user’s hands. To this end, a theoretical study was developed on this form of modeling, its origins, and examples, as well as ways of working with Open Design in fashion, among other related subjects. Then, analyzes of Zero Waste clothes were developed, listing possibilities and requirements for the final product to be developed. Finally, the model was created from several references found in the research, being developed in paper and software simultaneously, elaborated in TNT for tests and modifications and prototyped in fabric. From the matrix part and final mold, a manufacturing instructions manual was produced along with a website for free availability of the project online.