<p><strong>What is the role of a fashion designer today?</strong> Thinking purely about gorgeous clothes is so last season. Gone are the days when designers could consider only a collection, how it will sell and what the customer might be looking for.</p><br><p>Forward-thinkers are already beginning to take more holistic view and adopt a <strong>living systems approach.</strong> They’re asking questions such as, <strong>Can we make like Nature makes?</strong> How might fashion create nutrients instead of waste? How can we use biomimicry in sustainable ways? Program living systems to produce bespoke products? And, how can we build a <strong>truly regenerative system</strong> in place of the <strong>current degenerative one</strong>?</p><br><p>“We won't have a choice in the future. We will all have to include sustainability in everything we do,” says this week’s guest <strong>Carole Collet</strong> -<strong> </strong>a bio designer, professor of textile futures and the director of <strong>LVMH’s Maison/0 </strong>incubator for emerging talent focused on regenerative luxury.</p><br><p>Carole was raised in Burgundy, France, to respect Nature. Her mother worked in a flower shop, her father in a greenhouse. In 1991, she was in London studying for her Masters in textiles when she had a revelation: “It’s in biology that the answers will be.” Traditionally, textile design education focuses on weaving, knitting or maybe printing. “It's very craft based,” says Carole says, “and I love craft; I think it’s justified. But at Masters level, I felt like it was too restrictive.” She went on to set up the first Material Futures program at Central Saint Martins “to explore what textiles could be”.</p><br><p>A philosophical conversation that extends way beyond fashion, encouraging us to ask the big questions about what sort of world we want to build - and our responsibilities in doing so.</p><br><p>We might begin, suggests Carole, by <strong>challenging our anthropocentrism,</strong> and ask, "<strong>What does a bee want? How about a fish?"</strong></p><br><p>Thought-provoking!</p><br><p><br></p><p><em><u>Can you help us spread the word ?</u></em></p><p><a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wardrobe Crisis</em></a><em> is an independent production.</em></p><p><em>We don't believe in barriers to entry and are determined to keep this content free.</em></p><p><em>If you value it, please help by sharing your favourite Episodes, and rating / reviewing us in Apple or</em></p><p><em>Spotify. Share on socials! Recommend to a friend.</em></p><p><em>Find Clare on Instagram </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrspress/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@mrspress</em></a></p><p>THANK YOU</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press

Clare Press

Regenerative Thinking: "What Does A Bee Want?" Carole Collet on Designing with Nature in Mind

SEP 27, 202442 MIN
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press

Regenerative Thinking: "What Does A Bee Want?" Carole Collet on Designing with Nature in Mind

SEP 27, 202442 MIN

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<p><strong>What is the role of a fashion designer today?</strong> Thinking purely about gorgeous clothes is so last season. Gone are the days when designers could consider only a collection, how it will sell and what the customer might be looking for.</p><br><p>Forward-thinkers are already beginning to take more holistic view and adopt a <strong>living systems approach.</strong> They’re asking questions such as, <strong>Can we make like Nature makes?</strong> How might fashion create nutrients instead of waste? How can we use biomimicry in sustainable ways? Program living systems to produce bespoke products? And, how can we build a <strong>truly regenerative system</strong> in place of the <strong>current degenerative one</strong>?</p><br><p>“We won't have a choice in the future. We will all have to include sustainability in everything we do,” says this week’s guest <strong>Carole Collet</strong> -<strong> </strong>a bio designer, professor of textile futures and the director of <strong>LVMH’s Maison/0 </strong>incubator for emerging talent focused on regenerative luxury.</p><br><p>Carole was raised in Burgundy, France, to respect Nature. Her mother worked in a flower shop, her father in a greenhouse. In 1991, she was in London studying for her Masters in textiles when she had a revelation: “It’s in biology that the answers will be.” Traditionally, textile design education focuses on weaving, knitting or maybe printing. “It's very craft based,” says Carole says, “and I love craft; I think it’s justified. But at Masters level, I felt like it was too restrictive.” She went on to set up the first Material Futures program at Central Saint Martins “to explore what textiles could be”.</p><br><p>A philosophical conversation that extends way beyond fashion, encouraging us to ask the big questions about what sort of world we want to build - and our responsibilities in doing so.</p><br><p>We might begin, suggests Carole, by <strong>challenging our anthropocentrism,</strong> and ask, "<strong>What does a bee want? How about a fish?"</strong></p><br><p>Thought-provoking!</p><br><p><br></p><p><em><u>Can you help us spread the word ?</u></em></p><p><a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wardrobe Crisis</em></a><em> is an independent production.</em></p><p><em>We don't believe in barriers to entry and are determined to keep this content free.</em></p><p><em>If you value it, please help by sharing your favourite Episodes, and rating / reviewing us in Apple or</em></p><p><em>Spotify. Share on socials! Recommend to a friend.</em></p><p><em>Find Clare on Instagram </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrspress/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@mrspress</em></a></p><p>THANK YOU</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>