zero waste

Name: Online Exhibition: 6876 km — Opens
Start: 2021-04-22T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2021-04-22T23:59:59-04:00

April 2021
Online Exhibition: Recycled and Reclaimed: Zero Waste Knitwear at FIT — Opens

April 13, 2021

Zero waste cardigan designed by Melody Marte. Every spring semester at FIT, students who take the course Advanced Knitwear Design: Creative Development and Execution, taught by Professor Lisa Donofrio, are asked to create a sweater and coordinating pants. Rather than working with new materials, students are challenged to make upcycled ensembles from existing knit garments. […]
Online Exhibition: 6876 km — Opens

April 22, 2021

Patchwork dress created by Sarah Nsikak (La Réunion) with textiles botanically dyed in Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire with artisans supported by There is No Limit Foundation and Mariama Fashion Production. The dress is inspired by the women of Namibia’s Herero tribe, who—after surviving colonial wars in the early 20th century—designed, wore, and adapted the patchwork […]