#BLUEWEEK2019

WHEN

March

23

5:00PM

to

07:00pm

Material Modification: Refashioning Ocean Plastics

What are the possibilities and limitations of plastic recycling? Join us for a panel discussion and open forum on fashion materiality.

RSVPs Closed

Panel & Workshop

Join Pratt's Jewelry and Fashion Departments to explore the possibilities and limitations of plastic recycling—and the innovations taking place in the world of material anthropology.

Carolyn Shafer, director of Pratt's Center for Sustainable Design Strategies will moderate a panel discussion with leading sustainability experts from Reebok, ReFashion Week (NYC Department of Sanitation / donate NYC), Quantis, Seabling, and hyloh.

An open forum will follow where attendees can provide requests and recommendations for collection acquisitions in Pratt's Material Lab and define what sustainable material literacy means to us at Pratt.

ABOUT

Seabling

Seabling makes jewelry from marine plastic debris. Sadly, every shore is a treasury.

Quantis

Quantis performed a study looking at the entire value chain of apparel and footwear.

Read the report.

Hyloh

A network of material-minds dedicated to disrupting conventional models of making.

reebok

Reebok has partnered with Thread International, a company that transforms plastic waste into sustainable materials.

Refashion Week

ReFashion Week is a NYC Department of Sanitation / donateNYC program, aimed at bringing together residents, businesses, and nonprofits to reduce textile waste through reusing and rethinking their clothes.

A thoughtful, science-based view into sustainable fashion.

Reebok

Reebok has partnered with Thread International, a company that transforms plastic waste into sustainable materials.

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R. Harrison

CEO, Art Director, Creative Director, co-Founder

Why you should care

Virtually every piece of plastic that was ever made still exists in some shape or form (with the exception of the small amount that has been incinerated).

80% of pollution enters the ocean from the land.

Plastic in the ocean breaks down into such small segments that pieces of plastic from a one liter bottle could end up on every mile of beach throughout the world — and it takes 500-1,000 years for plastic to degrade.