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Inspiring the future | Sepiia: sustainable fashion to care for the environment

Short Description

This video features the founder of Sepiia, a brand born from a desire to create better, more sustainable clothing. With a background in industrial design and advanced textile technology, the founder recognized the significant environmental impact and poor functionality of conventional fast fashion. Sepiia’s mission is to produce highly functional, low-maintenance garments that reduce the need for frequent washing and ironing, have a longer lifespan, and minimize environmental impact throughout their lifecycle.

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the intersection of industrial design, textile technology, and sustainability in fashion: Learn how a background in design and advanced materials can lead to innovative, eco-conscious apparel.
  2. Identify the key problems with conventional fast fashion: Recognize issues such as high laundry frequency, short lifespan, staining, and significant environmental impact from production.
  3. Discover the design philosophy behind “intelligent apparel”: Grasp how Sepiia aims to create highly functional, low-maintenance, and durable clothing that serves the user and the planet.
  4. Recognize the importance of user-centric design and feedback loops: Understand how extensive user research and prototyping can lead to product improvement and better meeting consumer needs.
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  • Type: Video
  • Language: Spanish

This project, “Start on Sustainability” (SOS), is focused on helping known as micro-enterprises in Europe operate in a more environmentally friendly way.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. The author is solely responsible for this publication (communication) and the Commission accepts no responsibility for any use may be made of the information contained therein. In compliance of the new GDPR framework, please note that the Partnership will only process your personal data in the sole interest and purpose of the project and without any prejudice to your rights.

Start on Sustainability Erasmus+ VET Project is licensed under CC BY 4.0