10 Feb Scraps: Fashion, Textiles and Creative Reuse

 As designers, many times we ask this question of ourselves, “How can we help?”. From trying to give a community access to fresh water to switching to more sustainable products, the design community works to make the world a better place. This is highlighted in the recent exhibit, “Scraps: Fashion, Textiles and Creative Reuse” currently showing at the Cooper Hewitt Museum.

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This exhibit presents three designers different approaches of improving the amount of waste coming from the textile industry. Their techniques range from traditional to modern, using old techniques like darning and appliqué as well as newer processes and materials such as sewing onto a water-soluble base and mixing fabric and polyurethane.

The director of the museum, Caroline Baumann spoke about her vision for the show saying, “Telling the inspiring and empowering stories of three women designers and entrepreneurs who hail from three continents, ‘Scraps’ brings critical focus to the human and environmental costs of fashion consumption while also offering viable solutions for reducing waste and raising awareness.”

The show features more than 40 works by Luisa Cevese, founder of Riedzioni in Milan, Christina Kim, founder of dosa, inc. in Los Angeles, and Reiko Sudo, managing director at NUNO in Tokyo. Many of their beautiful designs are also available for purchase in the Cooper Hewitt’s store.

“Scraps: Fashion, Textiles and Creative Reuse” is on exhibit till April 16, 2017 at the Cooper Hewitt Museum located at 2 East 91st Street at Fifth Avenue in New York City. Hours are Sunday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Adult admission, $18; seniors, $12; students, $9. Cooper Hewitt members and children younger than age 18 are admitted free. Pay What You Wish every Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m. The museum is fully accessible.

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