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Upcycled Denim Objects explores how clothing can hold meaning through time, use, and reuse.

Upcycled Denim Objects explores how clothing can hold meaning through time, use, and reuse.

Athena / Design with precision.

Fashion today moves fast. Clothes are bought for specific moments, worn a few times, and then passed on again. Platforms like Vinted make this cycle even easier. Clothing circulates quickly, but rarely stays long enough to build attachment. Over time, garments become temporary objects rather than part of everyday life.

This project looks at what happens when clothing is slowed down again. Across different works, old materials are taken as starting points instead of waste. In one series, 18 small side bags are made from old jeans collected from friends. Each bag carries traces of shared time. The inside lining is made from shirts that were worn when meeting those friends for the first time — turning the object into a layered memory of relationships. In another work, grocery bags are made from old banners from All Energy Day. Materials that once promoted an event are reused to carry its aftermath, used during flyering sessions, in-house days, and as functional giveaways for students. A third series translates old denim into more expressive, fashion-oriented bags. Birthday gifts, personal jeans, and worn garments become statement pieces, where each object carries its own origin and history while shifting into a new aesthetic context.

Across all works, nothing is reset. Pockets, seams, prints, stains, and wear marks remain visible. They are not cleaned away, but repositioned into new compositions. Wear becomes material. History becomes structure. Making becomes a way of creating attachment. Time, effort, and attention are embedded in each object. The act of reworking existing materials changes the relationship to them from disposable to personal, from replaceable to held. These works propose clothing not as something to consume, but as something to continue. Something that evolves through use, accumulates memory, and stays present over time. Not newness, but continuation.

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Textile Design / Designing for Sustainability

Timeline

2026

Timeline

2026

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