"Human-centered design for sustainable lights and

spaces" investigating the new generation of temporary commercial spaces

-pop-up stores- in line with the principles of the circular economy, that
enhance and integrate innovative, biodegradable, compostable, and
recycled materials, strengthening its brand identity.
 students are asked to analyze the relationship between light, space and
human beings;
 in the second phase, students develop a light design concept for urban
and natural spaces concerning the needs and rhythms of humankind.

The 3d models displayed during the fair were the representations of the
intensive work carried out during this #SOS8 edition:

 The Right to Quality Shelter (QS) students’ group presented a 3d

printed housing unit that could be adopted in Roma camps to solve the
urban criticality of crowding and integration of this social reality,
respecting the practical needs and culture of this community.
 Post Carbon Architecture (PC) students’ group showcased two
skyscrapers for the cities of Ulan Bator and Tehran, the new generation
of tall buildings - adaptive and seamlessly integrated into the urban and
climatic context - meeting the needs of the inhabitants, the city below
and the planet around them.
 Design of Products and Systems for the Circular Economy (DP) students’
group together with the experts of Artemide S.p.A. realized a prototype
of a lamp designed for urban green areas, which conceptualizes the
sense of regeneration and reconnection of the citizen with the nature in
public spaces using the presence – or absence - of light.
 Salvatore Ferragamo project work in which students developed the
concept of a sustainable temporary pop-up store embedding the
values, colors, images and signs of Salvatore Ferragamo's brand
identity and bearing its commitment to sustainability and circular
economy.

“Fashion and materials, fibres and textiles are at the core of the
exhibition, which examines new business and consumption models.
It combines design and science, an aesthetic based on recycling
and reuse, rejecting disposable culture,” says Sara Sozzani Maino,
deputy director of special projects and head of Vogue talents at
Vogue Italia.
You will also be covering other approaches to sustainable pattern cutting using
draping and fabric manipulation techniques. You will also be re-purposing existing
clothing and draping on the stands, and will be looking at techniques for
deconstruction re-styling and adapting existing garments to create new styles. You
will also research in the library and each student will make a mood board and use
this to create their own designs with guidance from their tutor.

The extensive curriculum of our Master’s Course in Sustainable Fashion

Design aims for you to develop a range of skills that will allow you to follow all of
the stages linked to fashion design processes and to create fashion and luxury
products that respect the principles of ethical fashion. This includes the briefing,
trend and target definition, research, material selection, merchandising plan, product
design, prototype development, costing, sampling, and production procedures. By
the end of the course you will have compiled a professional portfolio of your work
which you can use to present yourself to businesses in the future.

You will learn how fashion collections are designed and developed including specific
aspects such as the choice of materials, prints and finishings and the research of
details and decorations.
You will study fashion graphic design and the digital programmes used in the fashion
environment.
You will examine accessory design creation processes, learning how to make shoes
and bags.

You will study how to make a merchandising plan for wholesale and retail and
understand costing. You’ll take a look at the professionals involved in fashion buying
and merchandising and look in particular at how to approach fashion buying
ethically.
You’ll learn how to construct garments using moulage and traditional artisanal
techniques, and you’ll be able to use Lectra 3D CAD software to create 3D models of
the prototypes made through moulage.

You’ll study textile design and design a fashion print collection. You’ll analyse textile
decorating methods and gain a solid knowledge base of the main techniques for
manipulating and re-using materials (including upcycling and recycling) to create a
unique collection which takes into account the code of ethical fashion.
You’ll learn about sustainable fabrics and eco-friendly production processes which
respect human rights.
You’ll do presentations and complete group projects as well as individual research
work. You’ll take part in debates and discussions with established professionals and
visiting experts, and you’ll go on numerous field trips to specific fashion and business
locations.
The course also aims to give you the confidence and insight to be able to launch a
business of your own through targeted lectures and workshops on personal
branding. There will be strong emphasis placed on opportunities linked to eco-
sustainability.