Category: Sustainable Fashion

Before going to the Notions Market, I had pre conceived notions that this was going to be a place similar to the fake market, full of chaos and an a abundant amount of people. However, it was the complete opposite. It was not filled, at all and mainly a place where business owners acted as care givers rather than seeing any form of product. We figured we would see young potential business owners whom would buy products and take advantage of the product, however there was none of this. We examined the first floor and did not see much, where as when we came across the second floor we observed how there was not much going on and just really business owner to business owner speaking and sharing. However, we did see three foreigners come to the market and examine the products at hand. They however, did not do much. This all came to be a space where we realized that much did not exist, but elder owners who used this space as a community gathering rather than a area to sell products.  

Team members: Vanelly, Hanna

Our task was to identify current sustainable trends in the fashion industry. I found this topic extremely interesting and useful because I got to know a few brands and practices that are used to create sustainable fashion. 

I did research on second-hand clothes and found this shop in my hometown, called Szputnyik shop- they sell their own brand, other brands and second-hand clothes as well which I find really interesting in making second hand cool. I also did some research on brands that 3D print clothes or shoes such as Adidas or the Ministry of Supply. These clothes are sustainable because 3D printing does not use as much water as other fabric creating practices. Moreover, the clothes will be more durable and comfortable to wear because they are made for your body.

We also found some sustainable materials such as vegan leather that can be grown and is very durable. 

A link to our presentation: 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iNvMvz7Ji-ptSl8qfeCjFiyNxah_8k8OSF8iZecHM0g/edit?usp=sharing

Team members: Vanelly, Dom

My team and I visited the Shanghai Notions Market and were interested in the design of the space in terms of how it is designed to sell and make purchase effective. 

Method: We traced the flow of people looking down from the second floor using pen and paper to figure out which ones are the busy areas.

1. Before attending Notions Market in Shanghai , we had expectations for organized chaos. People flowing through the space in search of items the wanted and then to leave the space. The individuals we expected to see with in the space would be young entrepreneurs and our conceptualization of the space was ti be organized similar materials of items. Our observations were rather unexpected.
2. After a thorough walk though the 1st floor , the lack of organization of the space led us to the 2nd floor to observe the flow of individuals within the space. We primarily observed people using the space merely as though-traffic, appearing in the space just to hastily disappear down the corridor, with food or coffee in hand or nothing at all. One small group of three foreigners entered the space, quickly walk from stall to stall, glancing at the goods on display. The stall owners, all aged with experience sat or stood by their stall , laughing with their neighbors to pass time.
3. In reality this is nit a space where stall owners actively pursue a sale. Rather, Notions Market acts as a space for sale owners to occupy, better services ate needed, providing an open space on the 2nd floor for their grandchildren to play, draw and have fun with the others kids of Notions Market.

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link to our zine documentation:

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