TED

TED’S Ten

1, Design to minimize waste

2, Design for recycling/upcycling

3, Design to reduce chemical impacts

4, Design to reduce energy and water use

5, Design that explores clean/better technologies

6, Design that looks at models from history and nature

7, Design for ethical production

8, Design to replace the need to consume

9, Design to dematerialize and develop system and services

10, Design activism   

“Of the total textile fibre produced, up to 65% is lost, post-consumer, to landfill, incineration or composting, which represents between 400,000 and 700,000 tonnes per annum in the UK. Of this, at least 50% is said to be recyclable” (Allwood, 2006)

 

David Telfer minimal duffle coat

 



2010 Yield exhibition Telfer showed a minimal Duffle Coat combined with minimal seam construction and Zero Waste design to create a fabric efficient quick to make piece.

Timo Rissanen, men's Zero Waste Coat, Leggings and Scarf 2008

‘one cupful of pesticides and fertilizers are used in the production of the average t-shirt’ (Observer, 2005)



Becky Early - Exhaust printing