Fashion DIET: Designing for a circular fashion system (DOCX)

The lesson deals with the following question: How can design influence our development towards more sustainability regarding circular fashion? At the beginning of this unit, the pupils learn the difference between a linear and a circular fashion system. In the next step the pupils learn more about the different sustainable design strategies. In the unit’s last sequence, the pupils create pieces out of old garments they no longer wear. The lesson has seven modules: 1) Linear fashion system, 2) Circular fashion system, 3) Design strategies for low waste, 4) Design strategies for low-impact materials and processes, 5) Design strategies for recyclability and disassembly, 6) Design strategies for longevity and durability and 7) Presenting and justifying own design decisions.