15 May 2012
by Zoe Romanoin Collaborative Production, Craft, Event, Openwear
Tags: article, brand, Openwear, open_source, worldwiderome
(Italiano) Pubblico un articolo scritto per la rivista Loop e tratto dal mio intervento a WorldWideRome
Nel 2010 Johanna Blakley, direttrice di un think-tank sui media all’Università della California, ha rivelato di fronte a una platea nutrita della Ted conference che, l’industria della moda, a differenza di altri ambiti del settore creativo non produce valore a partire dalla protezione della proprietà intellettuale: non solo la maggior parte dei capi e accessori venduti non sono coperti da copyright, è proprio questa mancanza di protezione che permette al sistema di essere profittevole.
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09 May 2012
by Zoe Romanoin Consumerism, Event, Social Issues, Sustainability, textiles
Tags: exhibition, fashion, pamela ravasio, Sustainability, textile, waste
From Friday 20 to Sunday 22nd of January 2012 the ‘Everything must go‘ exhibition in the South Bank’s Oxo Wharf (London, UK) opened its doors to the public.
The event was in many ways special: Not only aimed at bringing interested non-academics and academics together, but its principle aim was to convey to the general public academic research results around recycling commodity chains (from the ‘Waste of the World’ and ‘Worn Clothing‘ project) acquired over the course of 5 full years. The mentioned two projects have 2 major focus areas: Clothing Recycling and the recycling (scavenging) of ships in dedicated shipyards. While the facts and stories about ship recycling impressed through the strength and rawness of their on-site report, it was the how ingeniously literally everything gets a new lease of life left in developing country that made a a lasting impression on me.
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23 Apr 2012
by Zoe Romanoin Fashion Design, Technology, makers
Tags: 3d, grasshopper, lasercut, leather, pelle, pepakura
(Italiano) 
Ho incontrato il lavoro di Federica Braghieri seguendo il blog The Laser Cutter. Mi ha subito colpito il gioco di forme e tagli dei suoi modelli e l’ho contattata per approfondire la sua metodologia di lavoro.
Dopo uno scambio di mail e avendo capito che le nostre agende non riuscivano a farci incontrare a breve abbiamo fissato un incontro in Skype e questo è il risultato della chiacchierata.
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16 Apr 2012
by Zoe Romanoin Education, Event, Openwear
Tags: domus, Fashion Design, felt, salone del mobile, workshop
At the forthcoming Salone del Mobile, Domus will host and exhibition looking at what is to come in the future of design, involving events and live performances in Palazzo Clerici, right in the heart of Milan.
Openwear will be part of the event with a workshop focused on lasercutting felt for fashion accessories. Read the details and subscribe (workshop will be in italian).
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30 Mar 2012
by Zoe Romanoin Collaborative Production, Craft, Event, Openwear
Tags: evento, fa la cosa giusta, moda critica, sondaggio, workshop
Ieri si sono aperti i cancelli della Fiera del consumo etico e degli stili di vita sostenibili.
Anche quest’anno Openwear partecipa a questo evento insieme a varie realtà del territorio per stimolare la riflessione sulla sperimentazione di un nuovo sistema moda con al centro una rete collaborativa di produttori.
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20 Mar 2012
by Zoe Romanoin Collaborative Production, Education, Fashion System, social movements
Tags: collaborative, Collection, costa rica, fashion, open source
Oscar Ruiz Schmidt is originally from Costa Rica and studying in a master of Fashion Design at the Kunsthochschule Weißensee in Berlin. Together with his partner Ingrid Cordero, created Obra Gris, a clothing label (and a blog) with a metaphoric Spanish name referring to something in construction or in progress.
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04 Mar 2012
by Zoe Romanoin Event, makers
Tags: arduino, conferenza, Italia, makers, makers culture, riccardo luna, Roma
Next friday I’m going to present Openwear project to the audience participating at the first conference dedicated to the Makers scene in Italy with Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine, Massimo Banzi of Arduino, Dale Dougherty of Make Magazine and many more.
All the content on the website is in italian, also the interview they did to [...]
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26 Feb 2012
by Zoe Romanoin Fashion System, Social Issues, Sustainability, textiles
Tags: garments, lifecycle, manufacturing, Sustainability, textile
Have you ever given thought to where what you wear comes from? The fibre, the manufacture and the design process are all part of the lifecycle of a garment.
Alice Payne, PhD student from Qeensland University of Technology, is investigating mass market fashion and has come up with a concept called ThinkLifecycle, a system to promote [...]
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06 Feb 2012
by Zoe Romanoin Event, Open Cultures, Sustainability, makers
Tags: Craft, industry, makers, makers culture, premsela, symposium
Nonostante nella società dell’informazione il lavoro manuale si sia guadagnato una brutta reputazione per la sua mancanza di status e per i bassi guadagni, il contributo degli artigiani e delle artigiane nell’economia olandese è considerevole: si contano infatti 900mila posti di lavoro su un totale di 16 milioni di popolazione. E’ snocciolando questi numeri che Henk Oosterling inizia il suo intervento. Filosofo, professore e fondatore di Skill City, il progetto che sta rivitalizzando e rinnovando il tessuto urbano di Rotterdam a partire proprio dal connettere le abilità manuali a traiettorie di formazione e occupazionali.
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