ECO-WARRIOR
Hosted by Lara WarsonThis project is now archived and was part of DDW20
photography: Aerts Toon
Graduating in times of a lockdown forced me to search for new approaches. By attaching these to a mannequin, silhouettes were created that I couldn’t have drawn by hand that easily.
To get a deeper insight of what I was doing, I based my research on upcycling and how it could be used as a design method to merge sustainable and sculptural fashion. When upcycling with existing objects, each one contains symbolic associations depending
photography: Aerts Toon
About Lara Warson
My perspective on fashion has changed a lot in the past couple of years. The more I found out about the environmental impact it has, the more I started doubting if I even wanted to contribute to this industry.
This made me look into the opportunities within sustainable thinking, since I realised it doesn’t need to be a creative restriction for designers.
In my work I explore the multiple approaches this mindset contains, from biodegradable textiles to upcycling already existing materials.
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