| Title | Materials biography as a tool for designers' exploration of bio-based and bio-fabricated materials for the sustainable fashion industry |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 10942 |
| Authors | Rognoli, V; Petreca, B; Pollini, B; Saito, C |
| Title | Materials biography as a tool for designers' exploration of bio-based and bio-fabricated materials for the sustainable fashion industry |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | Sustainability-Science Practice And Policy, 18, 1 |
| Abstract | The fashion industry is highly responsible for critical environmental problems and the sector is increasingly aware of the urgent need to embark on a sustainable transition. Materials, primarily textiles, are particularly problematic for the sector's unsustainability, despite the intensive research into alternative solutions that is currently underway. This article presents a comprehensive analysis of these socio-environmental challenges and describes how governments, industry, and designers are seeking to address the situation. Furthermore, it identifies a panorama of alternative bio-based and bio-fabricated materials that could facilitate the transition toward more sustainable fashion. We present a selection of 24 case studies of newly developed bio-based and bio-fabricated materials and group them by their origin. Analysis of the cases led to the delineation of five "materials biography categories" to help understand the prominent narratives and to communicate their characteristics and fundamental attributes. This taxonomy also serves to support concepts for a circular economy by helping to build a sort of "material passport" or "product biography," two concepts underpinning the outcome of this study, and emphasizes the need for tools to further the communication and traceability of these emergent materials. We propose "materials biography," an overarching idea that catalogues essential dimensions and offer it to designers, companies, and final users to enhance their perception and awareness of such novel materials. |
| https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2022.2124740 |
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