MAU: Tyvek Clothing
March 23rd, 2006
More Tyvek craftiness: Designer Marian Schoettle at ConceptualClothing.com has been creating what she calls “post industrial folk wear” – much of it from Tyvek. Be patient with the Flash website – the photos are worth the effort.
Related Posts: DIY Tyvek Wallet, SLiK Nonwoven Textile, American Apparel (Tyvek Jacket)
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March 23rd, 2006 at 10:53 pm
Very cool indeed. Thanks for blogging this.
Waaaay cooler than duct tape fashion.
March 24th, 2006 at 9:51 am
That’s pretty cool. At first glance, reminds me of the work by various Japanese fashion designers…(kawakubo rei, issey miyake, etc.)
March 24th, 2006 at 10:44 am
Looks like you covered a neat duct tape wallet on your site – it had grommets and all. The ones I’ve seen before are all pretty crappy. Wasn’t there some woman making purses or something?
I guess the problem with MAU is that Tyvek is not easily recycleable, and doesn’t reuse a material – well, it’s 25% post consumer recycled, but that’s not great.
April 26th, 2006 at 8:16 am
So I found the purse site and it’s pretty cool (not the site, the purses. http://beckybot.com Woven duct tape… this could be done with other materials of course… more sustainable ones…