zero-waste.
A zero-waste design approach integrating efficiency, sustainability, and circularity. Working with renowned designer Yeohlee Teng, this project featured a jacket with pattern pieces that fit within a single square, eliminating fabric waste. The numbers on the back of the jacket represent the U.S. textile waste volume in the fashion industry, raising awareness about sustainable practices.
Zero Waste.
This project takes on a zero-waste design approach, integrating efficiency, sustainability, and circularity. It explores and executes pattern shapes to eliminate fabric waste.
how much textile waste does the fashion industry waste in the U.S. alone?
1999 - 18.2 billion pounds
2009 - 25.46 billion pounds
2018 - 34 billion pounds
2025~34+ billion pounds (estimated)
2037… ZERO (projected)
The amount of fabric represented inby numbers on the back of the design marking how much fabric goes into landfill each year.
