The CK Triangle Projects Garment Collection is retailed at the independent design store 'THE SERVICE DEPOT', https://www.theservicedepot.co.nz/collections/nikki-gabriel This collection proposes to generate a new type of design model that can integrate the high and low industry features of hand knitting within the same fashion artefact to reflect a more networked approach to design; between the designer, producer, consumer and retailer. Here the garment is available to purchase, and the knitting pattern is also shared through the Construction Knitting book. This collection is produced on the auspices of slow fashion ideals, which is small batch production, with the use of ecologically sustainable materials, and made by hand locally and ethically. Through this series of creative projects, this Construction Knitting collection/shared-pattern project proposes to develop new representations of DIY knit designs that can contribute to a plausibly collapsed hierarchy design practice space. “The production chain(of slow fashion) is short, the individual steps from the fibre to processing remain visible. The revival of older craft traditions and the use of small manufacturies promise garments which are long-lived and durable. The goal is not quantity, but quality and resilience, and thus a more careful use of resources.” (Wolf 2015)
