How can an online database foster collaboration and transparency between sustainable soft good designers?
This thesis is based on personal experience, conversations with soft goods designers, researching the existing online and print resources for sustainable soft goods designers, and sustainable textiles being used by designers and companies worldwide.
As a result of completing the above research, my thesis will propose a searchable, highly visual database that can be sorted in a variety of ways to assist sustainable soft goods designers in being informed on the current state of sustainable textiles and innovative products.
I’ve limited the scope of this proposal to soft goods due to the timeframe of the project, my personal interest, and my professional knowledge of the topic. Eventually, this database could expand far beyond soft goods and grow to include other industrial design disciplines.