The Emotional Wardrobe

Objectives

To forge a holistic innovative and interdisciplinary research community through advisory group meetings, open workshops and collaborative development of concepts and prototypes
To explore the implications for clothing in society and for the fashion industry, focusing on research and development in design processes and manufacturing (LCA), and how to design for personalisation, co-creation and appropriation by wearers.
To contribute to research in ubiquitous computing by advancing design that is personal, adaptive and communicative.
To determine ways to rationalise the cultures and time scales of different industries, in particular the in-built obsolescence of fashion and the development time-lines of technology.
To establish a common forum for eliciting 21st century priorities and issues for further research, and to prepare and submit research funding proposals for new product development and design research.
To highlight future imperatives and directions for the relevant industries, namely high-specification products and more sustainable production and consumption.