Handloom Sustainability and Culture: Product Development, Design and Environmental Aspects

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Miguel Ángel Gardetti Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

Handloom Sustainability and Culture

Product Development, Design and Environmental Aspects

Miguel Ángel Gardetti, Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

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Springer Verlag, Singapore
28 October 2022

Textile industries; Sustainability; Textile & fibre technology

Series: Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry

This third of the three volume series highlights the intricate relationship in the handloom industry between its culture and the various areas of sustainability. While there have been major disruptions in this age old industry, this volume presents the design, development and environmental aspects to keep the industry moving ahead. The book contains seven chapters written by leading experts in the areas and discusses means to revive some of the cultures that are on the verge of closing/shutting down.

Edited by: Miguel Ángel Gardetti, Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of Publication: Singapore
Edition: 1st ed. 2021
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 209g
ISBN: 9789811656675
ISBN 10: 9811656673
Series: Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry
Pages: 117
Publication Date: 28 October 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Environmental Sustainability of Handloom Sector.- Sustainability, Culture and Handloom Product Diversities with Indian Perspective.- Teaching ""fiber"", between art and contemporary design.- Handweaving as a catalyst for sustainability.- Handloom - The Challenges and Opportunities. "

Miguel Angel Gardetti (Ph.D.), founded the Centre for Study of Sustainable Luxury, first initiative of its kind in the world with an academic/research profile. He is also the founder and director of the “Award for Sustainable Luxury in Latin America”. For his contributions in this field, he was granted the “Sustainable Leadership Award (academic category),” in February, 2015 in Mumbai (India). He is an active member of the Global Compact in Argentina –which is a United Nations initiative-, and was a member of its governance body –the Board of The Global Compact, Argentine Chapter - for two terms. He was also part of the task force that developed the “Management Responsible Education Principles” of the United Nations Global Compact. This task force was made up of over 55 renowned academics worldwide pertaining to top Business Schools. Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SgT Group as Head of Sustainability, and is based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and over a decade's of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 100 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 100 books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment and Environmental Sustainability.