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Sustainable Fashion Design

Sustainable Fashion Design

Code	12756
Year	2
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	5
Workload	T(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Design de Moda
Entry requirements	N/A
Mode of delivery	Face-to-Face.
Learning outcomes	1) to assimilate the importance of sustainable design; 2) to develop a modern design, meeting quality, environment and social responsibility; 3) to understand the techniques of sustainable design; 4) be able to implement projects for sustainable design, considering the LCA; Knowledge and Capacity for Understanding: To have sensitivity to the importance of products sustainability. Intellectual Skills: To know and understand the concept of sustainability; Be aware of potential negative impacts of their product throughout the product lifecycle; To be able to estimate the environmental and social development of their product; Applying Sustainable Design techniques. Practical Skills: To be able to execute projects for Sustainability consciously taking into account the impacts at all stages of product life cycle. General Skills Transferred: Incorporate into a sustainable project team.
Syllabus	Sustainable Fashion Design Concept. Circular Economy and its application to ITV. Rethinking Fashion Design and Sustainability. The market and the consumer today of sustainable fashion products. The life cycle of products Fashion and brands associated with sustainability. The Design and Production process. (Zero-Waste, Upcycled, Sub-Cut, Slow Fashion, among others...) The Distribution and Use process. Examples of good practices in ITV and in the Fashion cycle The End of Life of Fashion Products. Upcycling, Recycling, among others Sustainability Assessment Systems in Fashion Design Social responsibility and examples of good practices applied in the Fashion cycle. Case studies applied to Fashion Design and ITV. Practical Zero Exercises - Waste / Sub-Cut Legislation. Product certification. Security labels. Environmental guarantee. Recycling and biodegradability. Innovative Materials. Socio-environmental responsibility Case studies Zero Waste and Upcycling Exercises
Main Bibliography	Gwilt, Alison. (2015) Moda Sustentável. Editora: Editora Gustavo Gili Gardetti, M. A., & Torres, A. L. (Eds.). (2017). Sustainability in fashion and textiles: values, design, production and consumption. Routledge. Fletcher, K; Grose L.(2011) Moda & Sustentabilidade. Design para mudança. ManzinI, Ezio; Vezzoli, Carlo (2008) O Desenvolvimento de Produtos Sustentáveis. Os requisitos ambientais dos produtos industriais. Cassidy, T. D., & Han, S. L. C. (2013). Upcycling fashion for mass production. Greenleaf Publishing Ltd. Rissanen, T., & McQuillan, H. (2016). Zero waste fashion design(Vol. 57). Bloomsbury Publishing. Carvalhal, A. (2016) Moda com: Manifesto pela Grande Virada. Editora: Paralela - G CIA Das Letras Mcdonough, W.; Braungart, M.(2002)Cradle to cradle: remaking the way we make things. New York: North Point Press. Salcedo,E (2014) Moda Ética Para Um Futuro Sustentável, GG
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.