GMU:Sustainable Aesthetics/Leandra Annekathrin Maretzky

So I hope this works out since it is the first time I am trying to add something to Wiki.

When I think of aesthetics, the first thing in my mind is the appearance/look of something. For me this is a visual experience. Now when we connect aesthetics to sustainability, I understand that as a change in the way of creating a design for a certain product. Sustainability means working together with my environment - not against it. I take the items it is offering me and create something new out of it. I don't need everything to be "brand-new" - I can make it look like it is way more new.

I am highly interested in fashion and the sustainable way of creating/purchasing clothes. For me it can be a way of showing personality in a visual appearance. While I researched about this topic I stumbled upon a certain culture in the fashion industry - "thrifting". It is about reusing "old" or thrown-away clothes to make some new ones or even other things out of them. I would like to try this out and make a research/comparison with self-made vs. purchased/shipped/mass-producted clothing.

https://youtu.be/-SaPhS9c5Fw

https://youtu.be/4_Mt4haAp68

I don't know if it is a matching thing/idea for this course but i guess I'm gonna find out soon.

Step 1: Searching for fabric/clothes which could be used

Starting point: Which fabric do I maybe have at home?

Old pants, tablecloth - squared pattern

some parts are ripped, not wearable anymore - but nice pattern, comfortable fabric