Interior Design

Interior Design SUSTAINABILITY REPORT The paper has two parts: First part: explain your understanding of sustainability in interior design and specifically within the context of textiles. (Textiles meaning upholstery fabrics and curtain fabrics and so on…..) Second part: find an alternative sustainable material for a dining chair upholstered in 100% cotton Explain and justify why you choose this sustainable material over others and compare it to the cotton material in terms of: How sustainable is it? ?Natural materials – insecticides? ?Recycled fabrics – energy? ?Organic, unbleached ?Fairtrade options ?Limitations in choice ?Transport/shipping? ?Close the loop – design / use / bin (re-use) Also include anything else that comes to mind. 350 – 400 words / your understanding of sustainability 350 – 400 words / explanation and justification of material choice PLEASE NOTE : English is not my first language Include at least 4 references within the entire body of text; these can be from books, journals, articles, podcasts etc. Recommended reading BOOK Moxon, S. (2012) ‘Sustainability in Interior Design’ pg. 105, Fabrics WEBSITE / FASHION H & M Conscious Fashion range http://about.hm.com/en/About/sustainability/commitments/conscious-fashion/more-sustainable-materials.html ARTICLE ‘Embedding sustainability in all design’, The Guardian, 01/10/12 http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/blog/embedding-sustainability-design-future VIRTUAL EXPO Future fabrics http://www.futurefabricsvirtualexpo.com/