Meet Bingbing Bai From Kingston School Of Art─Sustainable Trailblazer Award Winner At Graduate Fashion Week
I Chose to combine the nostalgia for old things with the theory of Design for a safe future.
Meanwhile I used linen, cotton cloth and recycled handkerchiefs and blankets that were discontinued in production in 1980s China to make the double-sided handmade embroidered kantha Patchwork.
These were all textured with simple stitches to present the texture and retain the original charm of the fabric.
Patterned old cloth is a childhood memory of China’s post-1970s and post-1980s generations.
Up to now, only a few stores still retain the old items of years, most of which are discontinued and unsalable inventory.
These old cloths not only contain the emotion of the previous generation, but also epitomize the life of ordinary people under the social and economic development at that time.
From September 2021 to the present, I have been studying the impacts on people and planet of fashion system and then mitigations or responses to it which in the sustainability group led by Sass Brown, looks at the impacts of various types of fabrications.
Then I read Papanek’s book and learnt his system independently.
I’ve been paying attention to product packaging waste and sustainability issues for the past year. I really admire Papanek's The Green Imperative.
From the selection of raw materials, it considers secondary recycling and low pollution issues, then encourages the efficient and environmental protection of the entire design process.
I hope that the concept of sustainability can arouse more social attention through fashion influencers.
I chose to use the method of subtractive cutting to reduce waste in production, combining the nostalgia for old things with the theory of Design for a safe future.
Focusing on the comfort of materials and tailoring, the step-by-step production process reflects the spirit of craftsmanship.
Providing repair services and implementing the concept of sustainability in product tags and packaging, proposes a unique heritage of ancient craftsmanship.
https://ksashow.kingston.ac.uk/students/bingbing-bai/
