Dynamics of Industrial Revolution 4.0: Digital Technology Transformation and Cultural Evolution –
Wulandari et al (eds)
© 2021 The Author(s), ISBN 978-1-032-04451-4
Engineered print for zero waste fashion design
F. Nursari & A. Nabila
Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
ABSTRACT: Generally, a garment produced using the zero-waste fashion design method focuses
on implementing various manipulations of fashion patterns or cutting patterns. The surface design
on fabric has not been optimally implemented as a part of the garment because the process of
manipulating the clothing pattern is the focus of the design process. The engineered print is one
of the surface design techniques used on garments designed with the zero-waste concept. The
purpose of this research is to apply the concept of zero waste fashion design to the process of
making ready-to-wear clothes in the production process to make it more environmentally friendly
and sustainable. The end result is a recommendation on how the basic application of engineered
print on the zero-waste garment can lead to a better design process and production.
Keywords: Engineered Print, Zero Waste, Fashion Design
1 INTRODUCTION
Since 2008, the zero-waste fashion design method, or better known as the abbreviation ZWFD, has
been widely studied and practiced by students, academics, and practitioners in the fashion sector
who have an interest in the issue of pre-production waste and its effects on the environment. ZWFD
itself is a design process that refers to steps in producing clothing with minimum pre-production
waste. Pre-production waste itself is waste generated in the process of making clothing, and in the
ZWFD process, this waste generally comes from the process of cutting clothing materials.
Generally, clothing that is produced by the zero-waste fashion design method focuses on the
implementation of various manipulations of fashion patterns or pattern cutting. Surface or background engineering techniques have not been implemented optimally as one part of fashion is
due to the process of manipulating fashion patterns that are the focus of the design process. The
engineered print is one of the surface designs utilized in clothing designed with the zero-waste
fashion design method. This engineering technique is the development of digital textile printing,
which is one of the techniques of digital printing into textile media using printers with a process
that is more effective and efficient (Bowles 2012).
In the engineered print technique, fashion patterns can be engineered and arranged precisely
with digital software. The motives can be adjusted so that it can produce a seamless visual effect.
Garments designed with zero waste fashion design method has a lot of design lines and manipulation
of shapes and lines. The application of engineered print techniques can provide a more attractive
visual form because of its ability to optimize the motifs used in clothing. The application of
engineered print techniques in garments designed with the zero-waste fashion design method
has the potential to be implemented for the ready to wear fashion industry. The method is also
providing more efficient production time. By applying technology for designing fashion with the
zero-waste method, designers can contribute to the fashion industry in order to produce clothing in
an environmentally friendly, sustainable, and quality way. Sustainability is a factor that is currently
considered by most designers globally due to the many environmental issues that occur due to the
impact of the fashion industry waste (Gwilt 2012).
This research begins by reviewing the literature related to the zero-waste fashion design method,
the fashion production process, and engineered print technology so that it can be implemented
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DOI 10.1201/9781003193241-32
Wulandari et al (eds)
© 2021 The Author(s), ISBN 978-1-032-04451-4
Engineered print for zero waste fashion design
F. Nursari & A. Nabila
Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
ABSTRACT: Generally, a garment produced using the zero-waste fashion design method focuses
on implementing various manipulations of fashion patterns or cutting patterns. The surface design
on fabric has not been optimally implemented as a part of the garment because the process of
manipulating the clothing pattern is the focus of the design process. The engineered print is one
of the surface design techniques used on garments designed with the zero-waste concept. The
purpose of this research is to apply the concept of zero waste fashion design to the process of
making ready-to-wear clothes in the production process to make it more environmentally friendly
and sustainable. The end result is a recommendation on how the basic application of engineered
print on the zero-waste garment can lead to a better design process and production.
Keywords: Engineered Print, Zero Waste, Fashion Design
1 INTRODUCTION
Since 2008, the zero-waste fashion design method, or better known as the abbreviation ZWFD, has
been widely studied and practiced by students, academics, and practitioners in the fashion sector
who have an interest in the issue of pre-production waste and its effects on the environment. ZWFD
itself is a design process that refers to steps in producing clothing with minimum pre-production
waste. Pre-production waste itself is waste generated in the process of making clothing, and in the
ZWFD process, this waste generally comes from the process of cutting clothing materials.
Generally, clothing that is produced by the zero-waste fashion design method focuses on the
implementation of various manipulations of fashion patterns or pattern cutting. Surface or background engineering techniques have not been implemented optimally as one part of fashion is
due to the process of manipulating fashion patterns that are the focus of the design process. The
engineered print is one of the surface designs utilized in clothing designed with the zero-waste
fashion design method. This engineering technique is the development of digital textile printing,
which is one of the techniques of digital printing into textile media using printers with a process
that is more effective and efficient (Bowles 2012).
In the engineered print technique, fashion patterns can be engineered and arranged precisely
with digital software. The motives can be adjusted so that it can produce a seamless visual effect.
Garments designed with zero waste fashion design method has a lot of design lines and manipulation
of shapes and lines. The application of engineered print techniques can provide a more attractive
visual form because of its ability to optimize the motifs used in clothing. The application of
engineered print techniques in garments designed with the zero-waste fashion design method
has the potential to be implemented for the ready to wear fashion industry. The method is also
providing more efficient production time. By applying technology for designing fashion with the
zero-waste method, designers can contribute to the fashion industry in order to produce clothing in
an environmentally friendly, sustainable, and quality way. Sustainability is a factor that is currently
considered by most designers globally due to the many environmental issues that occur due to the
impact of the fashion industry waste (Gwilt 2012).
This research begins by reviewing the literature related to the zero-waste fashion design method,
the fashion production process, and engineered print technology so that it can be implemented
172
DOI 10.1201/9781003193241-32