Book
Tales of a T-shirt: Questioning the global garment chain from a co-creative student perspective
Erik de Maaker, B. Ramila, Maaike Feitsma, Mayke Groffen, Ellen Haeser, Rachel Lee, M. Karthika, Leonie Sterenborg and Sanne van den Dungen
- Author
- Erik de Maaker
- Date
- 21 October 2024
- Links
- Go to the downloadable PDF
Abstract
This book is the outcome of an experimental research and teaching project, aimed at rethinking how the garments we wear create relationships between producers, designers and wearers. The project has researched these relationships centered on the production of a dedicated t-shirt, designed, produced and put to use by the project partners, who are located in the Netherlands and India. This book provides an overview of the project trajectory, focusing on how the project has facilitated students from the vocational training colleges in Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Erode (India) to engage in co-creation, and encourage conversations on design, materials, labour, social inequality (caste), gender and value. The book is a resource for students and educators working in fashion related fields at high-school, vocational training and early bachelor degree levels. Integral to the book are a number of short video clips, dedicated to the crucial phases of the process.
Authors
Erik de Maaker, Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University, The Netherlands; B. Ramila, Department of Costume Design and Fashion, Erode Arts and Science College, India; Maaike Feitsma, Fashion Research & Technology Group, Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands; Mayke Groffen, Museum Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Ellen Haeser, Zadkine College, The Netherlands; Rachel Lee, Department of History, Form and Aesthetics, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; M. Karthika, Department of Costume Design and Fashion, Erode Arts and Science College, India; Leonie Sterenborg, Department of Cultural Anthropology and Developmental Sociology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands; Sanne van den Dungen, Raddis Cotton, India