1. Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design
BA Textile Design
Global Generation
Sustainable Dye Garden Project
Sustainability in the Curriculum Development Funding: Enhancing the
understanding of sustainable textile design processes
Project Team: Linda Florence, Anne Marr

2. Context:. Understanding the impact of textile manufacturing to the
environment and the value of local plants and weeds for the dying
process.

3. Project: Develops an embedded awareness of sustainability for Textile
Design students with a “hands-on experience” of gardening, natural dye
workshops and professional practice talks. Engagement with the local
community skip garden project run by Global Generation. Specialists
introduce their perceptions of sustainable textile production processes.
Speakers from the Future Textile Research Centre introduce future “bioengineering” of materials and “TED’s ten” sustainable design strategies.
Students attend gardening and natural dye workshops as well drawing
classes in local allotments.

4. Design role: The project aims to create a permanent dye garden that
can be used by future students. Another outcome will be the
understanding of the importance of implementing sustainable design
concepts/ processes from the early stages of a design project - rather
then an add on later on.
http://www.globalgeneration.org.uk/