Course: Green design and suistanable materials 1

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Course title Green design and suistanable materials 1
Course code KAME/XGDM1
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Štraneková Mária, doc. Mgr. art. ArtD.
Course content
1. Introduction to the subject, explanation of basic concepts in the social and business environment 2. Brief development of design in the 20th century 3. Developmental context of sustainable design, green design and responsible business 4. Sustainable fashion (Honest By, Christopher Reaburn...) 5. ?Fast design? versus phenomenon: recycling, upcycling, zero waste, new modesty, etc... 7. International green activities (Fashion revolution ...) 8. Application of new materials 9. Authors, brands and companies I 10. Excursions, exhibition I

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • BURNS, L. D., N. O. BRYANT. The Business of Fashion 3rd Edition: Designing, Manufacturing and Marketing. New York, 2007. ISBN 978-15-6367-570.
  • FLETCHER, K. Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Second Edition. New York, 2014. ISBN 978-04-1564-456-3.
  • SOLANKI, S. et al. What does it mean to live in a material world, and how do materials of the past and present hold the keys to our future?. Prestel, 2018. ISBN 783791384719.


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