Upcycle through Fashion Accessory Redesign

2022 - Pallas University of Applied Sciences (Final thesis)

Instead of creating new products and solutions, the final thesis focused on giving new life to already existing objects - reuse. In the written part, I talked about reuse, its branches, history, examples from Estonia and ethical issues, focusing primarily on the product redesign. In addition I conducted a survey to examine people's awareness, consumption behavior and attitudes towards redesign, its necessity and ethics.

As a practical part I redesigned clothing, accessories, a shoe rack and a coat rack. To try creating something different, in addition I also redesigned a leather coat for a client.

Photographer: Lisette Laanoja Supervisor: Tiina Karu MA

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