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Day 02

Tuesday 20/05

Location: CityFab1, Brussels

Summary

  • 08:00-08:30 PMeeting and Morning Coffee at CityFab1
  • 09:30-11:00 Lecture on OS Circular Fashion
  • 11:00-13:00 Factory visit - Permafungi
  • 13:00-14:00 Lunch
  • 14:00-19:00 OS Circular Fashion Workshop

Participants should bring their own laptop. In case you don’t have one, please inform us in advance. Materials for experimentation and a notebook are also recommended.

Activities

  • Lecture & Hands-on Workshop on OS Circular Fashion

In the workshop of Open Source Ciruclar Fashion, participants will learn how to design and laser cut seamless reconfigurable garments using 2D/3D modeling software, different materials and laser cutting techniques.

The session focuses on the systems behind fashion and the textile industry as well as the alternative ones, such as circular fashion, agile fashion, open value chains.

During the practical activity, they will design and fabricate a modular reconfigurable or seamless garment and publish their designs on OS Circular Fashion Platform, attaching the list of materials used, pictures and assembly guidelines, learning how to monitor and promote their creations in a distributed network.

The goal will be creating modular elements, structures and connections that allow the user to change the shape of a garment, resize it or replace certain elements; the soft connection can be designed to be implemented in the assembly of a garment, being applied on the seams or it can be designed as single elements that act as construction parts of a garment.

  • Factory visit - Permafungi

Founded in 2014, Permafungi recycles coffee grounds into mushrooms and fertilizer, advancing sustainable urban farming and circular economy.

Materials

  • Felt / Wool felt / Neoprene
  • Second-hand fabrics
  • Leather scraps

Tools, Machines

  • Scissors, cutters
  • Laser Cutter C02


Software to be installed before the session

Recommendations

Suggested to bring with you:

  • Notebook and personal computer with Rhinoceros installed
  • Materials (leather, fabrics..) you want to try and that you are working with to experiment

Resources