Scraps are full of potential. They are the raw materials used to fulfill both practical and creative endeavors — a patch on a pair of jeans or the makings of a cherished quilt. Yet the industrial equivalent of household scraps— remnants from yarn, textile, and clothing production — clog landfills in the United States and around the world.
The textile and apparel industries are among the most polluting in the world, second only to oil. How can we rethink the design and production process in order to recover waste materials before they impact the environment? Can textile waste become even higher value textile products?
Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse focuses on three designers who use textile scraps as the creative impetus for their work: Luisa Cevese, founder of Riedizioni in Milan, Italy, Christina Kim, founder of the Los Angeles-based fashion brand dosa, and Reiko Sudo, managing director of Japanese textile company NUNO. All three share a deep respect for the history and tradition of textile making, and a commitment to design’s environmental, social, and economic responsibilities.
