Recycling

Recycling is processing used materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to virgin production.[1][2] Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy.-(wikipedia definition)

Junky styling are a collaborative design duo Annika Sanders and Kerry Seager. The label was founded in 1997 after being inspired by the prevalence of recycling in places such as San Francisco and Tokyo and the resourcefulness of the people of Vietnam and Thailand.
What I like particularly about junky styling's collections are that they are relevant to the fashion industry today, although the ethos behind there company may suggest that there collections have a hippy/traveller aesthetic they, there actual designs are contemporary and relevant to the fashion industry.

This topic of recycling is such a huge one to explore, in terms of a young textile design student, it is an area that could be applied to my practice quite easily. As we are encouraged to recycle through most aspects of our life it makes sense for design students, especially in textiles, to design with this in mind. It would make my practical work more informed and relevant to the industry.