Zero Waste Fashion Design (Required Reading Range)

Zero Waste Fashion Design combines research and practice to introduce a crucial sustainable fashion design approach.Written by two industry leading pioneers, Timo Rissanen and Holly McQuillan, the book offers flexible strategies and easy-to-master zero waste techniques to help you develop your own cutting edge fashion designs.Sample flat patterns and more than 20 exercises will reinforce your understanding of the zero waste fashion design process. Beautifully illustrated interviews with high-profile, innovative designers, including Winifred Aldric

… I believe this book to be a very important work that can nudge our thinking in more dynamic and creative ways. “This is a must buy. At the very least, it is loads of fun.” -Kathleen Fasanella, Fashion-Incubator

Important, experimental approaches to Fashion design and productionfor Everyone! Ashland, OR resident I learned about this text and the author from Alabama Chanin Journal in April 2016 and bought immediately.The book is a excellent introduction to the concept of zero waste in fashion design and garment construction. In addition to many photographs, drawings and sketches of the author's and colle. Important for Pattern Makers ( cutters) Don't try to use this book without checking out the website. There were a lot of things discovered after the book came out. Holly is brilliant and a great teacher. this is an important work for pattern makers.

Timo Rissanen is the Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Sustainability at Parsons School of Design, The New School, in New York. Research on sustainability in fashion is inseparable from his design practice. Her research articulates zero waste fashion design through exhibition and writing, and focuses on broad issues of sustainability and their links with risky design practice.. Timo's PhD focused on zero waste fashion design.