Alin Yang
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About
Resew’s Sewing Cart
Turn the sewing process to a live performance.Team: Individual Project
Timeline: 2019. Sep - 2020. April, 6 months
Scale: 75 x 130 x 150 cm/ 29.5 x 51.2 x 59.1 inches (before extended)
Material: Wood, Metal, Wasted Bands, Fiberboard
Client: Sewing Co.Ltd
Industrial-Academic Cooperation Project
This project is a portable sewing workstation that lets fashion designers show their working process to the public. We want to show society the beauty of wasted textiles and offer the community a way to reuse waste textiles by presenting the complete production process as performance. Meanwhile, we hope to share the story behind these unique materials.
Features
▲ Single-person mobility
▲ Setup completed within minutes
▲ Direct engagement with creators and community
Video
This video illustrates the usage of Resew’s Sewing Cart, showcasing its setup process, unique features, and how it facilitates designers to unleash their creativity freely.
Duration: one and a half minutes.
Duration: Approximately one and a half minutes
Spacing
Corresponds to their workflow.
▲ Front Stage: For audience viewing
▲ Back Stage: Creators' workspace
Working area and display
The entire workstation is divided based on insights from designer workflows, aiming to enable creators to unleash their talents quickly and without constraints within limited space. The working surface revolves around the sewing machine and can be divided into a display area, an ironing/cutting area, and a secondary workspace/vertical display area.
Storage space is conveniently located next to the ironing/cutting area, allowing designers to access materials quickly.
Details
Meeting their needs
Flexible storage
The storage space of Resew’s Sewing Cart can be adjusted to accommodate different materials and fabrics, catering to the diverse range of projects that Sewing Co. Ltd. might undertake.
By adjusting the position of the crossbars, users can create shelves with different heights, or they may hang the sample fabrics on the crossbars with hangers. While creators can also carry separate storage bins when setting up booths, having commonly used materials at hand can be much more convenient.
Thread rack The holes in front of the sewing area allow creators to securely hold different colored thread spools, enabling quick changes according to different fabrics.
BobbinsThe side tabletop cover has grooves to hold up to six bobbins.
LightingLEDs are embedded in the crossbeam to provide creators with ample lighting.
Operation Patterns
Extending the spirit of Sewing Ltd.
Since Sewing Co. Ltd. already has initiatives to support marginalized communities and provide training, incorporating Resew’s Sewing Cart as part of their extended activities could be a seamless integration.
- Current works could be the model references.
- Full-time designers could be the roles of instructor or reviewer.
What benefits will we got?
Less Staff Demand
Multi-spots
Consume
Textiles
Textiles
Increase
Exposures
Exposures
Brand
Spirit
Spirit
Diversity
- Less staff demands to hold an event.
- Abled to set up multiple sites simultaneously.
- Corresponds to their core value.
- Consume stocked textiles.
- Create diverse contents through cooperations
- Extra brand exposures.
Installations
To maintain stability during sewing, Resew’s Sewing Cart is constructed with the sewing machine unit (including the tabletop) as the base and built outward from it with columns and board structures.