Survive + Thrive

Design by Nature

From Trash to Fashion
A profile on the newspaper handbag creator, Connie Carmen. Learn her story about taking trash: second hand newspapers and turning them into fashion statements.

Eco-Conscious Designers
Eco-friendly designers face a number of unique challenges unlike other traditional designers in the fashion industry. Take a look at what fashion and textile designers are facing in this economy and world.

Eco-Fashion Educators
The eco-conscious approach to sourcing and designing clothing and textiles is a specialized field of study. Learn what educators at design schools are doing to incorporate these practices into their teachings.

The Clothing Life Cycle
Unsold clothing in department stores can take a variety of paths and directions before its final destination. The fate of clothing may not be in a landfill. Take a deeper look beyond the threads of a t- shirt and learn about how the clothing industry affects our environment.

The green fashion movement has a variety of definitions and interpretations ranging from using recycled materials to sustainable fabrics. This project assesses the current state of the movement and where is it is headed by looking at those directly a part of it, such as educators, designers, and textile recyclers.