• Sleeping bag UPCYCLE PROJECT (NewMake Labo)
  I took apart a sleeping bag (Coleman) and upcycled it into a costume. ▶︎ Instagram

• Sneaker shoes UPCYCLE PROJECT (NewMake Labo)
  I took a pair of sneakers (NEW BALANCE) I had in stock and disassembled them and upcycled them into a bustier. ▶︎ Instagram

• Denim UPCYCLE PROJECT (NewMake Labo / LEVIS 501 ®VINTAGE DENIM)
  This project was carried out in cooperation with Yamasawa Press, which runs the brand "One-o-Five" that remakes discarded denim. Jackets and bustiers are made from used stock. ▶︎ Instagram

This interior design is a collaboration between upcycled chair brand "IIISU" and "DOKKA vivid." It uses discarded pipe chairs and the fabric is made from scraps from the collection.

Interior lamp made from discarded colored traffic cones

LINK: DPP Digital Passport

During her time as a fashion design student, she would make prototype toiles, throw them away, then buy new fabric and make new ones over and over again. This discarding made her feel guilty and prevented her from freely expressing her creativity. This was the catalyst for her sheeting (fabric scraps) recycling project.

Project Vision

It's not an either/or situation: creative or sustainable.
A large number of prototypes are made before the creative is completed.
As awareness of sustainability grows, he began to feel a desire to improve the current environment in which he creates, despite feeling guilty about it.
By introducing a recycling system in the early stages of production, common frustrations can be eliminated and people can pursue their creative ambitions to the fullest.
It will contribute to the sustainable development of the next generation of creativity, and its introduction into educational institutions will also lead to changes in the awareness and behavior of fashion students.
We will work together to realize a system that aims to combine sustainability and creativity in a new way.

We will hold an upcycling workshop where unwanted clothing can be recycled into new items.

Example: Upcycling experience using iron-on transfer sheets

With the theme of "color for your mouth," the masks will make you want to go out during the self-restraint period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Masks made by disassembling and upcycling clothing scraps and kimonos are sold online and in department stores.