Long Life Design Final Project + wool bag knitting

1) LONG LIFE DESIGN an object or practice that you commit to maintaining for the next 10 years.

 

2)  DESIGN BRIEF POSTER 

Design graphic poster that includes answers for the 4 prompts.

What is a practice/skill that you commit to enact, or a object you commit to keep for 10 years

—natural dye was my original intention to do, but I wasn’t able to make it happen on time, which I would really like to try in my future projects and collections. I really think that the skill is fun to have. The object I choose to do and keep for this final project is a 100% wool knitted bag.

In what ways does this practice/skill or object provide joy and functionality in
your daily life?

—Bags are something we all need in our daily lives. We need it for school, for shopping, and hanging out with friends. Instead of buying new bags, we can make it our own from the raw materials( natural materials for sustainability) it can not only to save money but it is a very helpful and fun skill to have.

3) How will you repair and/or make this object or process more resilient, enabling it last/be useful for at least 10 years?

—The threads choices are very much limited due to the school machine, so the bag cam out little too soft according to my point of view. If it is for ten years use experience, I would do double the layers to make it stronger to hold even heavier things, and I would also add little pockets to give it more functionality.

4) How does this practice fulfill the Long Life Design criteria to the best of your ability?

—I try to make it as simple as I can without doing extra decorations because our eyes can easily get tired of the colorful things. Throughout the making process, I built this special connection to the object which will also enable me to keep this bag for a long time. The appearance did not turn out as good as I thought, but I do like it because it is functional and light weight. The material is also environmental friendly.the

3) MATERIAL SYSTEMS MAP/MODEL Graphic diagram or 3D model that illustrates the systems (interactions of air/climate, water, energy, other materials) that your object or practice involves over 10 years.

– Show how the materials that compose this object/practice have been sourced, transported, created.

– Show which systems/materials are vulnerable to climate change over ten years.

– Show how your maintenance alters/re-shapes and reduces the systems impact upon climate/air, water and energy systems

–  A key for your map explaining what certain colors or shapes communicate, and how you have highlighted the systems that need to be redesigned to enable this design to become more sustainable and/or last another ten years.

–  A summarizing paragraph explaining how the design can have a ten year life given what you have shown in your map (why it will still be useful to you and how the systems you have mapped could enable it to last)

—the overall design is very simple and easy to use, especially can use on daily basis. It is functional and perfect for my sewing supplies. The color is red which I don’t usually have anything that’s red in my closet, but I do have majority of black clothing, which I thought would be a nice contrast. If possible, I may add just a little decoration to it, something you can easily take it off and replace another one, just to make it more presentable and good to look at. 10 years is not super long, I might not use it for 10 years,  it I will always keep it because this special connection to it. I addition, I think it is also easy to make this bag into something else so that I can use it for a long time but in different form and functionality. The system map really helped me to learn the story behind each object and how they come to alive, which I thought was helpful for me to always keep in mind of and think about why we make what we make.

 

4) PERFORMATIVE DEMONSTRATION: Your process must be demonstrated. Create an illustrated, step-by-step “how to” photo series, video, or graphic illustration of the 10-year maintenance of your practice/object. (12 step maximum) KEEP IT SIMPLE.

Finding examples:

Making patterns and calculate:

Casting on the machine:

Knit process:

Switch patterns on the top:

casting off:

Using pouch card to create the bottom part

After having piece, sew them together

Final looks:

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