Co-oproduct samples

As part of our project with Co-oproduct, we have all made samples from everyday household waste items.  These are our favourite ones as a group and those that we thought we could develop further into our concept:

Map Sample
We really liked this weaved map sample held together by interlining made by Gemma.  This would be a really easy thing to reproduce as maps would be an easy thing to get hold of in large quantities.  It also lends itself really well to pattern cutting and making it into a garment.  We also thought that it could represent the fact that Amish communities wouldn't use sat navs or Google maps and would have to use traditional maps to get to new places.  The fact that this map is a map of a city brings our ideas about the urban environment into the fabric.

Sweet Wrapper Samples
We liked the shape created by Yvonne using these Lindor sweet wrappers.  They are really nice delicate samples and we thought that they could be used for fringing a garment or for detail.  Also, the red parts of them fitted with our colour palette.

Ring Pull Sample
We really liked this ring pull sample made by Rachel as layering all of the ring pulls created a really great effect.  The ring pulls could represent the urban environment as I doubt that they would be something used by the Amish and other similar cultures. They make great fabric and could also be sewn on to things individually as well as how they have been done here.

Plastic Bottle Pieces
These small plastic pieces made by Morta from an Evian water bottle are really effective.  Heating them up changes the properties and a harder plastic is created.  These look good on top of Gemma's sample and they could be stitched on to create nice details.

Newspaper Sample
We all loved this newspaper piece made by Yvonne.  It is woven and plaited together to create a really sturdy intricate sample with a lot of possibilities.  We thought that it could possible be used as a head or shoulder piece.  The head piece would represent the bonnets worn by the Amish.  It is also very similar to the straw hats worn by the men.