Author Archives: kkatie89

Thinking back on week 1 of this course and comparing it to today, I have gained a stronger understanding of “sustainability.” I no longer see sustainability as a word- it’s a lifestyle. Sustainable choices, in this time and age, could … Continue reading →

We’ve talked about quite a bit in the past week, but the topic that attracted my attention the most was actually our film today in class (“The 11th hour’). As I watched, I noticed the validity of it but was … Continue reading →

Earlier this evening, I went on a mission that all came from today’s in-class activity. The activity in class about the wedding dress really got me thinking about the care of garments, since multiple times in class today it was mentioned … Continue reading →

Thinking about the idea of having garments that never see the landfill is a pretty powerful concept. Can you imagine? Every time I think of garments being “disposed of” after use, immediately in my head I picture this one particular, … Continue reading →

Biomimicry this week was a very exciting topic for me. I had my LOLA show to present, but I was more interested in other topics of biomimicry (unfortunately not related to apparel and thus could not present). I had browsed … Continue reading →

Having both a snow day and a discussion about needs all in one week, I got to thinking about what constitutes a “need” and a “want.” Of course, needs are items that one cannot live without- food, water, shelter. But … Continue reading →

This week’s design probe activity was very relatable, and provided me some self reflection after the completion of the probe package and when the class activity was finished. I had read the discussion article a few days after completing the … Continue reading →

Thinking back on the discussions made in class this week, and the article from Wednesday in particular, the overall, underlying reason for keeping products is temporal, emotional attachment. This brought up the discussion how can we make consumers purchase things … Continue reading →

This week was a bit of a struggle for me in terms of the readings, especially at the beginning of the week; I did not seem to connect with them at all. The Titanistad article seemed to be too murky … Continue reading →

History is taught so it will not repeat itself. That was the tugging feeling I had while reading the article about Easter Island, and it returned again when the Dust Bowl was mentioned during our class discussion. Both Easter Island … Continue reading →