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About
Process
Resources
Information
Tags
LookBook
Garments:
Waste Coat Suit
Tyvek Trench
Cork Chaps
Shoddy Vest
Utility Bags
About
Contact
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Atelier Interloper
Atelier Interloper is a small design studio working at the intersection of two high-waste industries: construction and fashion. We make garments out of industrial off-cuts discarded from manufacturers that can no longer be used at the scale of the building but can be used at the scale of the body . The longer we can keep a material in use and out of landfill, the better!
What do we make?
Inspired by workwear, the garment collection will be made entirely out of industrial building materials that are being re-contextualized and reformed to continue their life-cycle, prolonging the inevitable fate in a landfill.
Why is it important?
This work is increasingly important because our consumer and discard habits are increasing without sufficient recycling and waste reduction systems to offset or handle it, ending up with acres of landfill wastelands. Additionally, it draws attention to building materials which are normally not visible and are mono-contextual, allowing them to both be seen in a new light—rendering visible the invisible components of a building that shelter us at that scale—now visible and on the body, and introduce them to a new industry—fashion.
How we operate:
Currently we are producing protoype garments to introduce example alternative applications for these industrial materials that otherwise have a single function within their industry. We source end-of-roll and excess material and off-cuts by donation from industrial manufacturers and collect excess materials over-ordered for construction projects that would otherwise go to landfill.
Your participation:
If you are a contractor, manufacturer, producer, or other role within the construction and building industry, contact Atelier Interloper to collect any unused building materials. We will use what we can and handle recycling or repurposing the rest.
WASTE COAT: RECYCLED DENIM INSULATION SUIT
11—18—2023