TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of technological approaches towards the integration of living plants into textile materials as an innovative direction of biophilic design. The theoretical research has revealed that biophilic design principles are more extensively represented in architecture and interior design, while their application in the sphere of fashion design requires technological aspects systematization. The article analyses modern design developments where authors experiment with creating textiles with integrated living plants. Through these examples, the information base of the research was formed, which allowed to streamline various practical approaches towards the seeds introduction into the structure of textile materials as well as peculiarities of their germination. In the course of the work, the following basic principles of integrating seeds into textile materials were identified: placing a loose structure on the surface of the finished fabric, adding to the fibre mixture during the manufacture of nonwoven fabrics, introducing them into the yarn structure at the spinning stage with its subsequent use in weaving or knitting. There have been presented results of experimental researches on using an applicative method for placing seed zones on dense-structured fabrics, which ensures modularity and variability in the use of biophilic elements. This method makes it possible to expand the range of materials suitable for creating clothing with living plants, including costume fabrics, which were not previously considered as a potential material for plant integration due to their dense structure. The study demonstrates the prospects of the proposed approaches for the development of environmentally friendly textile design. The systematisation of technological aspects of biophilic design in the context of the fashion industry creates the basis for the further development of this innovative trend.