2019
Sustainability Special Award
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Garment longevity and sustainability in the world of fast fashion is the vision and inspiration behind Naila’s ‘SEAM UNSEAM’ project. Through creating a reversible seam assembly using a biosynthetic protein strip, it is designed to extend a garment’s wearability, allowing for wearer adjustability and enabling garment disassembly. The biosynthetic protein strip can be detached and reattached when needed, and leaves no marks or damage on the fabric, garments can be quickly and easily repaired, altered, or transformed.