V&A Dundee displays students’ denim upcycling
Second-year students on a higher national diploma textiles course at Dundee and Angus College, a Scottish further education institution, have exhibited articles of upcycled denim clothing as part of a three-day group show at local design museum V&A Dundee.
The brief, issued by course lecturer Ruth Conisbee, was to create oversized garments made from unused scrap and post-consumer denim, thereby diverting waste from landfill. A combination of hand and machine-sewing techniques were used.
On the final exhibition, titled Denim Reworked, Ms Conisbee said: “I have been embedding sustainability into my units for quite a few years [and] I am keen for students to reuse fabrics as much as possible in their work. I’ve been so proud of what they have achieved [with this project]. Their creativity and enthusiasm has been outstanding."
A spin-off from London’s Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum, and the first to open outside the British capital, the V&A Dundee first opened its doors in 2018 and is considered Scotland’s first museum of design.
Image: Dundee and Angus College.
