Timo Rissanen is Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He is a fashion and textiles researcher with an interest in the interconnection between sustainability and social justice as they relate to the contemporary fashion industry. Holly McQuillan is a doctoral student at the University of Boras, Sweden. Her research centres on the field of Zero Waste Fashion Design practice- led research. Her research articulates zero waste fashion design through exhibition and writing, and focuses on broad issues of sustainability and their links with risky design practice.
This book should revolutionize how we teach flat patternmaking. -- Elizabeth Shorrock, Assistant Professor, Fashion Studies, Columbia College Chicago This book is a great resource for teaching creative and innovative non-wasteful fashion design which are key to sustainability development -- Hae Jin Gam, Associate Professor, Apparel Merchandising & Design, Illinois State University This is a truly excellent read and very relevant for an industry which is having to start a dialogue surrounding it's impact on the environment. * Jo Barnfield, City of Bath College, UK * Written by two of the leading protagonists in the field ... [This] is a well-illustrated, comprehensive and practical volume. * Fashion Practice *