Data design for sustainable fashion

Cristina Marino

Data design for sustainable fashion

Processes and strategies for systemic innovation design

The data revolution has reshaped our understanding of design, merging tradition and innovation in a world increasingly driven by complex data systems. This book explores the intersection of data science, design, and sustainability, with a particular focus on the fashion industry. It delves into how designers, historically skilled in tackling challenges posed by new technologies, are now navigating the data-rich environment.

Pages: 176

ISBN: 9788835168157

Edizione:1a edizione 2024

Publisher code: 10319.30

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The data revolution has reshaped our understanding of design, merging tradition and innovation in a world increasingly driven by complex data systems. This book explores the intersection of data science, design, and sustainability, with a particular focus on the fashion industry. It delves into how designers, historically skilled in tackling challenges posed by new technologies, are now navigating the data-rich environment. Through a systemic approach, the research proposes a framework for integrating data into design processes, promoting sustainable fashion practices. Designers are tasked with crafting systems that respond to both environmental needs and human values, bridging the gaps between diverse fields - from fashion to cutting-edge digital technologies. The book highlights the importance of data literacy for designers, emphasizing the potential of data to transform not just products, but entire systems. With insights from various case studies, it offers a comprehensive overview of strategies that integrate Data with design, showcasing how this can lead to a more sustainable and adaptive future for the fashion industry.

Paolo Tamborrini, Preface
Introduction
Fashion Industry as a Data-enabled sector
(Past and Present of Fashion; Technological Evolution and Industry 4.0; Defining the Sustainable Imperative Technology for Sustainability; The Role of Fashion Designers in Sustainable Processes)
Designing with Data
(Data Design: an introduction; Context and Concept of Data; The Intersection of Design and Data Science; Innovative Design Approaches; A Conceptual Framework for Design)
Data, Fashion and Sustainability
(The importance of Data in Fashion Sustainability; Measuring Sustainability in Fashion; Data for Circular Fashion; Value Chain and Production Data; Data for Increasing Systemic Sustainability)
Leveraging Data Design in Fashion: Conversations and Case Studies about Data & Fashion
(Best Practices in Fashion Ecosystem; Best Practices for Revolutionize the Fashion System through Data; Functions and Potentiality of Data in Fashion; AI for Fashion; In Conversation with Experts; Conclusions)
A Framework for Designing with Data for a New Sustainability
(A Framework for addressing System Complexity in Fashion; The Pivotal Role of Design and Emerging Skills; Designing without Data and Lessons from COVID-19)
References
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Serie: Design International - Open Access

Subjects: Architecture, Design, Art, Urban and Regional Studies

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