Jennifer Carpenter, Thesis Professor:
- Do material studies of how woven fibers would be embedded/integrated into wool
- Create a mock up tool that could be used to knit and sew garments together
- Photograph cape for future reference and to use as examples when approaching brands
Jessica Mission Franks, Felt Bug Junes:
- Work with high quality all natural wools (the more natural the better).
- Experiment with needling of fibers to wool
- Experiment with wet felting fibers to wool (Try with Soap & Water)
- Visit Yarn Tree in Williamsburg, speak with Linda (weaver and felt-maker)
Erika Doering, Materials 4 Professor:
- Visit imake in DUMBO, Brooklyn
- Look at Body Shop Business Model
- Naomi Klien
- Find people who are monitoring the production of luxury goods (Green Peace?)
- Act as an agent and as a designer
- Talk to buyer of Beads of Paradise
- Discuss more of the exposure to new craft through luxury goods (opening the wealthy eyes to products and crafts never heard of, opening craftsmen up to new markets)
- Pick up Paul Hawken's Natural Capitalism
David Bergman:
- Look at this project as a new trend, what would set the brand apart
- Create a product that will not lend itself to mass production, requires time and effort
- Don't get constrained by feasibility
- Look into Bark Cloth (hammered fabric, special technique, individual sources, promote commerce)
- Visit Union Sq Market, look for sourcing
- Look at overhead, profits, markets and unit cost
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