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# Project Description PANGAEA PROXIMA JAMES WADE Summary Final work I started designing in 2019, making one of one upcycled designs from fabric waste, and selling to customers all around the world. Then, in 2021, I decided to go to university, studying Menswear at London College Of Fashion, to learn and develop my skills further. I picked up CLO3D, which showed me how powerful new technologies can be, and combined this with my upcycling to further develop my sustainability goals. In 2023 I started CloGenesis, a project focused on making upcycling easier, focused on supplying and teaching sustainable fashion and upcycling on a large scale. Since then I have worked with both Maxime Black, a CSM MA grad who combines sustainability and technology, and RWRK Studio, a brand focused on upcycling consumer waste into useful products. I started designing in 2019, making one of one upcycled designs from fabric waste, and selling to... College London College of Fashion Course BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Menswear Graduation year 2025 The project I call [PANGAEA-PROXIMA] began development in 2021. I had been making clothes for around 2 years at that point and decided I needed a new way to generate ideas and concepts that could push my work forward in a long-term and sustainable way. I have always been interested in science-fiction and world-building, and love dreaming about what the future might hold, which is why I decided to call this project [PANGAEA-PROXIMA] meaning... PANGAEA: A super-continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, comprising almost all the present-day landmasses PROXIMA: The concept of being near, close, or next. And so... [PANGAEA-PROXIMA] means “The Next Whole Mother Earth” It describes a future super-continent, one that will come about in around 250 million years time. This is the setting my collection is based, giving a glimpse into this future would and what it might be like. Final work View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery Research and process Share this project The project I call [PANGAEA-PROXIMA] began development in 2021. I had been making clothes for around 2 years at that point and decided I needed a new way to generate ideas and concepts that could push my work forward in a long-term and sustainable way.I have always been... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Being Human Beyond Human Aesthetics Activism Climate Emergency Community Conflict & Its Effects Craft & Process Futures Language Nature & Environment Story & Myth Natural
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