Jeffree Star Cosmetics is an online makeup brand, that is only sold in physical stores of Ulta, Morphe, Marionnaud, and a few others. His products are meant to be like eco-friendly, and cruelty-free. He has products which are also vegan, paraben free, and gluten free. Jeffree Stars products are all cruelty-free which means they areContinue reading “Environmentally Sustainable Makeup Brand”
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Hidden Materials and Processes
Tracking and tracing origins and processes has become an increasingly important part of the production of any product, including textiles. Even though many companies claim to have ‘great transparency’ they only really tell you where the product was made, but never mention where the materials were form or components are sourced, or production process ofContinue reading “Hidden Materials and Processes”
Textiles Environment Design (TED)
A company that has developed a set of “practice-based sustainable design strategies that assist designers in creating textiles that have a reduced impact on the environment” http://www.tedresearch.net TED’s TEN (ten criteria points for designers and makers to follow): Design to Minimise Waste Design for Recyling/Upcycling Design to Reduce Chemical Impacts Design to Reduced Energy andContinue reading “Textiles Environment Design (TED)”
Sustainability in Textiles
The processing and making of textiles in one of the most polluting industries in the world! Sustainability is difficult to simply define. We need to consider three aspects: Economy Society Environment Sustainability is when something has been made using earths natural resources that can be regrown and is essentially never ending. i.e. sustainable forms ofContinue reading “Sustainability in Textiles”
The life cycle of textiles and materials
Textiles play a range of roles in all of our lives and therefore come in many forms. Traditionally, the textile discipline has been split into distinct areas of constructed and printed textiles, although these categories include many means of making. Constructed textiles can be made through knitting (by machine or hand),through weaving or through otherContinue reading “The life cycle of textiles and materials”
Introduction to Textiles
The term ‘textiles’ is increasingly shifting from traditional notions of constructed and printed/surface embellished textiles towards textiles as materials used in a wide range of contexts. The life cycle of textiles and materials: Textiles as physical made materials and explores the journey they follow from cradle to grave or, as sustainability demands, from cradle toContinue reading “Introduction to Textiles”
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