We make fashion sustainable. Better to Wear exhibits projects at Aalto University that set out to make fashion more planet-friendly and fair.
Take a look at the fascinating experiments on show: luxurious natural colours, new aesthetics of sustainable dressing, wearable solar cells and much more.
Through design creativity we can solve many problems in the fashion industry. Based on different kinds of fashion design approaches, we can take account the extended use phase, different body size, redesigning with old clothes, using natural dyes and creating sustainable beauty. Through these different design strategies, we can transform fashion culture towards one which is in better balance with the environment.
The research results of the Sun-powered Textiles project will be presented
Today, understanding and comparing the sustainability aspects of textile and fashion items is challenging. Shades of Green is an instrument that maps both the environmental and social aspects throughout a product’s lifecycle focusing on design, materials, production, support services and working conditions.
Through data it is possible to create new design and business strategies for sustainable textile and fashion. This webinar will focus on how data can enable and enhance a circular economy in the textile and fashion industry.
Exercising Alternative Narratives of Fashion through Confession, Action and Discussion
The event is a part of Helsinki Design Week’s official festival programme and Year of Research-Based Knowledge. Aalto University is one of the EU's New European Bauhaus partners.
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Radical ideas and prototypes contributing to a resource-wise future. The exhibitions and online lectures are open to everyone, and they belong to the official Helsinki Design Week programme.
We need to radically cut our consumption of materials and energy by creating materials that are not just renewable but forever reusable.
Construction gobbles up half of the world’s natural resources. Collaboration between scientists, designers, architects, the public sector and companies generates ideas that can make living environments and the construction industry more sustainable.