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Future Fashion

Available July 2021

Future Fashion seeks to explore issues of sustainability and global pollution in the context of the clothing industry.

The program aims to empower students to understand that they can make a difference. Natural or organic materials are proposed as biodegradable alternatives to synthetics.

Students are presented with a Project Brief from ‘Australian Wool Innovation’ to design a fashion accessory incorporating wearable technology. Computer software and rapid prototyping techniques will be used to design and prototype with wool as the principal design element.

Industry Partners
Suitable for

Years 7-10 + VCAL

Duration

6x 50min lessons and 2x full days at GTS

Student outcomes

Students will:

  • Understand how to act locally and impact globally.
  • Recognise that the textile and fashion industries have a responsibility in tackling global pollution.
  • Investigate the properties of organic and inorganic materials
  • Explore the production of wool and its valuable properties.
  • Develop skills with Adobe Illustrator and in rapid prototyping technologies such as the laser cutter.

Curriculum Focus

  • Design and Digital Technologies
  • Science
  • The Arts
  • Humanities

Program Overview

Introducing fashion & wearable tech
Module 1
1 x 50 min
Exploring fashion & textiles industries, including sustainability issues & technology’s role for smart apparel.
Introducing the wool context
Module 2
2 x 50 min
Investigating benefits of wool, and exploring the historical context of the wool industry in Geelong.
Introducing project brief & electronics
Module 3
2 x 50 min
Project Brief to create a fashion accessory with key elements. Electronics/wearables introduction.
Design thinking – empathise, define, ideate
Module 4
2 x 50 min
Teams collaborate in ideation activities create and refine their initial solution concepts.
Prototyping – test & improve designs
Module 5
1 x 50 min
Students learn Adobe Illustrator and test their designs iteratively. They learn simple wearable electronic circuits.
Production & integrating wearable tech
Module 6
Full Day
Students finalise and laser cut their products, then integrate wearable electronics into their designs.
Presenting designs to meet project brief
Module 7
Full Day
Students present their product and reflect on their learnings through the design thinking process.
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Find out more

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:

Paul D’Orio – Manager STEM Programs

E: pdorio@gordontafe.edu.au

P: 52250736

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