Alice Jacoby
Textile Design BA (Hons)
Falmouth University
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Textiles - Weave / Textiles - Print / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
My location: Somerset, United Kingdom
Alice Jacoby
First Name: Alice
Last Name: Jacoby
University / College: Falmouth University
Course / Program: Textile Design BA (Hons)
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Textiles - Weave / Textiles - Print / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
My Location: Somerset, United Kingdom
About
I am conscientious and dedicated to sustainability and the environment. I have lots of experience working for sustainable textiles and fashion designers, such as VIN+OMI and Jessie de Salis. I am currently loving being experimental and innovative on my Textile Design degree course, with processes such as weaving and natural dyeing. I am extremely excited to get more industry knowledge and to build up my portfolio of practices.
The world is strained and does not have the capacity or resources to continue as we are, therefore our methods need to change: The future of sustainability is seaweed. Many natural fibres will not be able to withstand predicted extreme climates of the future therefore we can’t carry on with this scale of fibre farming. The cotton industry alone uses 20% of the worlds pesticides. Seaweed and algae make up 90% of all plant matter on the planet, they do not need pesticides to grow, are extremely fast growing and it has been discovered that seaweed farming regenerates the oceans. It also absorbs huge amounts of C02. Seaweed arguably has the power to reverse climate change. Today innovative companies such as Algiknit and Seacell are using technology to experiment with making seaweed yarns, with properties ranging from neoprene like fibres to silk. In the future seaweed will be the number one source of material for all textile outcomes. The possibilities of sustainably dyeing with seaweed is also exciting. This project celebrates seaweed and its unprocessed attributes.
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