Slow is BeautifulAngela Arnoldi&Mara Di Martino

Content

- Slow is Beautifull- Materials

- Hemp- Nettle

- Concept/ Idea- Production- Designs- Conclusion

Slow is beautiful

- Where do the clothes come from?

- What energy´s where used to produce?

- Was it fair trade?

- Wait longer for clothes- Good quality- Lower shipping costs- Produce and sell local

Hemp

- Grow nearly everywhere- Resistance against diseases- Doesn‘t need any pesticides- Three times more fibers than

cotton- Grows over four meters high- Needs less water than cotton- Absorb 30% moisture- Dry's very fast

Nettle

- Grow nearly everywhere- Habitats are river banks,

wasteland, trenches, road and street edges

- Fabric since thousands of years

- Strong fibers- Very high quality- Long lasting- Can be harvested from

the same field for many years

- Needs no pesticides

Properties

- Tear proof- Moisture absorbent- Linen look- Can be woven very fine- Silky shine- Warm like Wool

Concept

- Good quality - clothes last longer- Tailors in every street- Design your own

clothes- Own materials- Offer and demand- Recycling- Sell and produce local

Producing

- Grow, harvest and produce local- Produce with fibers which

absorb much moisture- Smell resistance products- Fewer chemicals- Dye with natural products- Fair trade and living wage

Designs

- change shape- remove the sleeves- split the overall in trousers and shirt

- made from nettle and hemp

Designs

Conclusion

- co2 emission drops - No water shortage- Small carbon footprint- Use Solar- and Wind energy- Reduces the demand for gas, oil

and nuclear energy

Thank you for your attention.