Imagine a future where people would only buy 1kg of textile per year and per person to reduce their impact on the planet : What would fashion become?

Design Team

Project by Alice Watel

Photographs : Iris Rijskamp, Laurianne Da Rocha and Alice Watel

Design Academy Eindhoven

Extract from the book "1kg of textile" 2

Extract from the book "1kg of textile" 3

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Extract from the book "1kg of textile" 1

Iris Rijskamp The book "1kg of Textile" collects ways of reducing our textile consumption

Laurianne Da Rocha 1kg of textile represents approximately four pieces of clothes

Alice Watel A detail of the book

Alice Watel A detail of the book

Our fashion consumption has a huge impact on the planet. To keep global warming under the 1,5°C threshold we should consume a maximum of 1kg of textile per person per year when today the average is 10kg. The story of '1kg of Textile' shows a future where this is a reality. In a book and on Instagram (@1kgoftextile), Alice Watel collects examples of how people can reduce their consumption today and how this could evolve in the future. For instance, a new industry of garment upcycling could develop. "My goal is to give people a toolset to change their behaviour and create a community of consumers who help each other to follow the slow fashion movement," Alice explains.

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