TENSEGRITY is the AW18 collection Aurelie crafted for her final BA(Hons) project in an effort to tackle a variety of environmental issues linked to the fashion industry. The collection uses biological and chemistry principles applied to textile and construction in a wide range of strategies, enhancing the concept of technocraft.

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Blending a range of design strategies, it includes design-for-disassembly with retrieved faulty re-usable cable ties donated by the company Rapstrap Ltd, which were used to replace the seaming methods, allowing the garments to be speculatively disassembled and upcyled themselves. 

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Design for slower consumption was expressed through the use of copper coated garments that would oxidise and change colour over time as the user interacts with them.

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A zero-waste approach was taken regarding laser cutting and texture making, supporting the scientific inspiration of the collection with a custom DNA pattern.

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Eventually, one dress of the collection was grown from Kombucha, making it the first bio-fabricated dress presented at Graduate Fashion Week on a catwalk. 

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The collection was awarded 6 nominations including 3 awards at GFW18 in London.

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SPONSORS 

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Rapstrap Ltd 

Ascus Art and Science Lab

The British Fashion Council

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