Sustainable accessory design towards tradition

In my project, my primary aim has been to renovate several Persian crafts while considering sustainability. Given that sustainability has such a vast domain, I have focused on enhancing environmental sustainability in a cycle of production, having considered various elements including the material, process, distribution, users and recycle stages it embodies. Furthermore, bearing in mind the importance of the bigger picture within sustainability, my explorations has not been limited to simply designing products but also promoting workshops and organizations which will enrich the knowledge and increase the respect of traditions of designers. Indeed, this line of thought relates to my origins and, in fact, Iran has the largest number of handicrafts in the world. However, unfortunately many of them are becoming forgotten. For example, velvet weaving, where for all practical purposes today there remains only one workshop and one master in this artistic endeavor. Therefore, in this research, I intend to pursue the diversity in Persian handicrafts and promote sustainability via artisanship appreciation. Throughout my research about sustainability, I have grown to understand the important role of using technology for innovation and creating sustainable achievement opportunities. It can help us to create a sustainable fashion system in design and development across the entire product life cycle – that is, from fiber to factory and onward to consumer, point of disposal and potential reuse. To continue, the most important factors which are necessary to re-build craft in our contemporary time are innovation, adaptability, functionality and production. With the use of technology, I have endeavored to implement these factors into various aspects of my project.