Abstract
This study presents the first action of a pilot project that combining the participatory and STEAM methodology. This is original research, which intends to integrate different research fields, students and professors from higher education and elementary school to inform consciousness about responsible fashion consumption and valuing intergenerational learning. The creation and implementation of the Hearts and Hands pilot project it was with elementary school and Fashion Design students invited to express their knowledge about sustainability. According with a Manual created by the project all students view/review concepts linked to product and their own closets to self-analyze their consumption modes. The future designers develop two semestral works based on the moodboards/drawings made by the children and all was presented for community in an exhibition at a main Gallery of Covilhã Creative Design City of UNESCO. This paper describes the entire program of the project and the steps for its construction. During the pre-implementation phase was possible to see the importance of collaborative work, where the suggestions of the school’s teachers were heard and implemented. Then, in the implantation phase, it was possible to check the superiority position of the university students compared to the children during the first contact. However, in terms of practical results some concepts, including consumption, already regiment adults’ behavior. At the same time, with children, it is softer, including non-direct access to purchasing power. As a result it is also present the importance of continuity of educational practices of “dressing rules” for more responsible consumption.
Presenters
Rafaela NorograndoResearcher/Assistant Professor, Arts Department, CIAUD, Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture. University of Beira Interior, Portugal Caroline Loss
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Fashion Design Students, Consumption, Sustainability, Circular Economy, Elementary Schools, Community
