Despite the challenges that may face design work on recycled materials, designer Lynn Nizamuddin and Enji Mahdi have chosen this line in the field of fashion and fashion, with the aim of presenting works that carry the concept of sustainability, by supporting manufacturing without waste and emissions. Carbonate. They were chosen to present masks and shoes with "Nike" made of old unused soccer shirts, as they were converted into face masks and elegant bags, in addition to the work of designer Engi Mahdi on designing a special muzzle for football player Omar Abdel Rahman "Amouri".
Dead material
Regarding the concept of sustainability in design, fashion designer Lynn Nizamuddin said to Emirates Today: “I chose to work on sustainable materials in my field, and then came the opportunity to cooperate with Nike, which presented this campaign in which recycled materials are used. They are looking for an opportunity to promote the concept of sustainability in different ways, and that is why T-shirts have been worked on and turned into face masks. ” She pointed out that work has been done to convert materials that are considered dead into highly life materials through this method, explaining that they did not face difficulties in working on materials, especially that the fabrics were colored, so working on redesigning them was like working on pieces of art in a very fun way, so the initiative It was all a fun experience. Regarding working on sustainable materials in the field of design, Nizamuddin indicated that this type of work undoubtedly may carry in its folds adventure because innovative and unconventional ideas require boldness and are always outside the box, which makes people more curious to learn about them as well as use pieces. She emphasized that she was keen to convert this idea into a realistic and simple way, with forms that carry innovation and creativity, as there are many brands carrying this type of ideas in presenting designs from recycled materials. She pointed out that Dubai is known today as fashion and culture, and there are many renewed ideas, as this initiative did not invent the topic of recycling, but distinguished ideas were presented based on materials, explaining that its work on the medical side also in terms of providing protection, so three layers of masks were laid, with It should be noted that these masks have not been promoted as an alternative to medical masks, and that the design of a muzzle may be very simple, but what it carries is the most important message.
Specific specifications
The Egyptian designer, Engy Mahdi, noted that the materials she obtained to present designs for bags and masks were "jersey" fabrics, noting that the main challenge in recycled materials is that they have to use materials with specific specifications and specific types of fabrics as well as certain colors. What makes her have to combine colors sometimes to get what is new and different from these fabrics. She noted that she does not work on fabrics, but rather leaves them on their condition, especially with regard to changing their color, and that when she resorts to drawing on fabrics, she tends to use colors with specific specifications and types of non-chemical materials. Mahdi worked on bags and masks, and noted that the real inspiration was from the shoes that were recently launched from the same brand, and sought to complement the shoe with a set of masks and bags. As for the design of the masks, it is also inspired by the shoe, describing the whole experience with excellence as it is based on recycled materials, noting that working on recycled materials carries many challenges and thinking about many details related to manufacturing techniques, along with materials and how to innovate from them.
Muzzle of the player «Amouri»
The designer, Engy Mahdi, presented a muzzle with a special design to the football player Omar Abdel Rahman, nicknamed Omouri, and pointed out that she worked to shorten his experience and his career in football through design, as it adopted all the colors of the clubs in which he played since the start of his football career, and this is what He made it carry more than one color, indicating that the design of this distinctive piece carried some challenges, especially for collecting colors, as it put red, white, black, blue and purple, and created a special design of these colors. And she confirmed that collecting five colors in a small space to design on the muzzle was a lot of challenge, but in the end it resulted in what is beautiful. Mahdi considered that designing a special muzzle for a well-known player is very important to her, as it is an experience that increases her experience at the professional level.