Craft of Use - Post-Growth Fashion

Zusatztext "I love the idea of the 'craft of use'! where meaning and wellbeing can be seen to flow not so much from the buying as from the using of any garment." - Jonathon Porritt! Founder and Director! Forum for the Future Informationen zum Autor For nearly two decades Kate Fletcher’s work has shaped the field of fashion and sustainability, and come to define it. She works with fashion businesses, education, non-profits and government. She is Professor of Sustainability, Design, Fashion at the University of the Arts, London, UK. This is her fourth book. Klappentext This book explores the 'craft of use', the cultivated and ingenious ideas and practices that promote satisfying and resourceful use of garments; presenting them as an alternative, dynamic, experiential and contingent frame with which to articulate and foster sustainability in the fashion sector. Zusammenfassung This book explores the ‘craft of use’, the cultivated and ingenious ideas and practices that promote satisfying and resourceful use of garments; presenting them as an alternative, dynamic, experiential and contingent frame with which to articulate and foster sustainability in the fashion sector. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements.  1. Use and Using  2. Consumerism, Sustainability and Fashion  3. Matter in Motion  4. Attentiveness, Materials, and Their Use  5. Durability, Design and Enduring Use  6. Capabilities and Agency  7. Farewell, Good Travels  Bibliography.  Index

Product details

• Authors: Kate Fletcher, Kate (University of the Arts Fletcher, Fletcher Kate
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9781138021013
• ISBN: 978-1-138-02101-3
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Product Design, DESIGN / General, DESIGN / Product, ARCHITECTURE / General, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, Fashion & society, Fashion & textiles: design, Fashion and textile design, Cultural studies: dress and society