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K I PE
KI PE is in spired b y st ron g w om en from sm al l E s tonian isl an ds, t h eir forgot t en l egacy an d my thical st ories. The m ost im port an t art icl e o f c l othing for a w om an was h er h eadpiece, whic h co u l d b e fou n d in m an y fascin at in g s hap e s an d siz es. S arcast ic h u m or com es w it h is l an d 's l ab oriou s l ife. KI PE , a v ery special sh ade of pin k , ach iev ed us in g r ho dam in e-B , is seen a l ot in M u h u n ation al cl ot h es. E ve r y s e t con v ey s a h idden st ory ju st as ou r n ation al cl ot h es did b ack in t h e day.
TUTOR S: Pire t P u p par t , Agn e Talu Vß rm e r, Le e na S ire l ; PH OTO S: A n n e l i i s R e i l i ; M O D E LS: Tu u l e S a d a m , Erika Fili pp ov, Birgit Ran d , Kairiin Ko dala, H e rd is L a u ri , Ag n e s M ä e t a l u
_etn o col l e c tio n _ M ay 201 9
HIIUMAA
MUHU F I N LA N D
SAAREMA A
SWE DE N
RUS S IA
Ba
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ES TO N I A
LAT V I A
LI T HUA N I A
i n sp i rati on
a s to cki n g a n d a g l ove . M u hu i s l a n d .
weddin g cerem ony. Mu hu islan d.
i s l a n d wo m e n ca n d o 4 thi n g s a t o n ce
a sun se t f rom my h o m e w i n dow. Saarem aa
a selec tion of h e adpi e ce s f ro m Saarem aa
p rocess
felti ng a nd dyein g merin o wo o l
cro ss stitching
dyei ng ya rn with rodham in e-B colo r
m ac hin e kn it t in g
F LOO D
W hat? A three ou t fi t col l ect ion , v isu al isin g h ow c l imate c hange wi l l affect ou r l ife an d garm en t s in t h e f uture s ce n ar io of risin g sea l ev el s. C l ot h es are d e s igned f or p eopl e t o adapt w it h en v iron m en t w h il e imp l e me nting it to circu l ar econ om y. H ow? Re thinking garm en t s in t h e ch an g in g cl im at e b y ge tting ins p ired by n at u re.
TEAM: Kari n Kre e k (fashi on ) , N at halie H au s e r ( a cce s s i o ri e s ) , E m i l i e Pa l l e H o l m ( tex t i l e s) ; TUTOR S: Ch riste l Arn ev ik , Lou is e Ravnl øk ke , L i v Eskh o lm ; MOD EL : Ka rl a We rn e r Ze u t h e n
_d e si gn fo r ch a n g e : future _ N ove m be r 201 9
co n ce p t of envi ronm ent
[year 2 050]
P h oto: Mat Hay
T h e re s ta u ra nt “ U n d e r ” fi ve a n d a h a l f m e te rs b e l ow th e s u r fa ce i n N o r wa y
P h o to : Jack Bool
Se a Ca u l i flowe r
-huma ns in the most affected a reas o f t he w o rld live pa rtly in the water -ha rvesting yo ur o wn fo o d and m at e rials o n yo ur house -small, skilled communities -the la nd is for preservin g the n at ure an d t he an im als
i n s p i rati on
In flatable swimmin g vest
Platyrh op a l o p s i s
S o u th Ko re a 's s e a d i ve r, Ya n g C hu nja Ph o to : H y u n g S Ki m
Triop
-u nder water, diving
-i n water, harvesting
-ab ove water, on land
wea r i ng m om ents
m a t e ri al s trad eg y
-inflatable elemen ts -waterpro o f, seethro ug h o ut er laye r -warm in n er layer > kn it
Kni twe a r by J e s s E l l i s B ubbl e fab ric m an ipu lat ion . Gret h e Witt rock
-scraps [plastic ma teri al fro m mi croplast gathered from the sea; water resi stan t] -bi o plast from sea weed and food waste -sea weed yarn [algi nate] -kni t [zero waste; stretchable; iso latin g thi ckness]
Te rra z zo
m a t e ri al s trad eg y
M AT E R I A L MICROPLAST SEAWEED
DE CO M P O S E
WEARING
FOODWASTE (biop last)
REUSE
MATERI A L PRODU CTI O N
R E PA I R P RO D U CTION OF THE GARMENTS ( 3D -print/knit)
p roccess
-mi mi cki ng m icro pla st mater ial -thi ck i solatio n kn it -fi sh li ne reference
3D fo rm de ve lo p m e n t
I SL A ND C OA S T S
W H AT? Su st ain ab l e k n it col l ect ion in spired by te xtures fou n d from coast s of S aarem aa, an is l an d l ocat ed in t h e Bal t ic sea, m easu rin g 2 673 km², 3 1 , 4 3 5 in h ab it an t s. M ade on d ome s tic sin g l e pl at e m ach in e w h il e b ein g l oc ked d ow n at t h e isl an d for m on t h s. H OW ? Du e t o h av in g n o access t o k n it t in g mac hin e for t h e fi rst t h ree w eek s yarn was d y ed to capt u re w h at sprin g of S aarem aa h ad to offe r at t h e t im e. A u t h or t ech n iq u es w ere
TUTOR : Ke rly Ka lju ste ; PH OTOS: Karin Kre e k; MOD E L : Ka ro l i n Kä rm
_ m a ch i n e kn ittin g ; n a tura l l y d yed yarn s _ spri n g 2020
t e xt u r e i ns p i rati on
co l o r i ns p i rat i on
US E W H AT A L R E A DY EXISTS
I ND US T RY L E F TOV E RS MERINO TOP LOCAL YARN MILLS
DYE
INDUSTRY
NAT UR A L DYES
LOCA L PLA N TS
FO O D LEF TOV E RS
MATE R IA L S T R ATE G Y
F IB E RS M O N O M ATER IA LS ( coul d be recy cl ed in the en d of garm en t ’s l if e)
WO O L
WH EN USING N E W YARN TO COMBI NE LEFTOVERS INTO TH E KNIT IT HA S TO BE MADE OF TH E SAME FIBE R
SMALL PIECES OF LEFT OVERS WILL BE TU RNED INTO FELT FABRIC(ba se o f i t can be merino pre-felt fabri c)
n a t u ra lly d yed yarns
n a t u ra lly d yed yarns
H O OF F U N GU S
BIRCH
ALDE R
OA K
AVOCADO
PH OTO S: J a n e Tre im a ; M O D E L : Ka roli n Kärm
HAND KNI TS _ n at u ral l y dye d ya rn s _ 2020
n e ttle d ye b ath
Ur tica d ioica
F re n c h M ari gold d ye b ath
Ta getes p a tula
ILLUST R A
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