Tylar Whitfort
TYLAR whitfort
Redress Design Award 2018 FIRST PRIZE WINNER
Bio
brand
Redress Design Award 2018 First Prize Winner, Tylar Whitfort founded their own brand PENDULUM Studios in 2019, focusing on eliminating fabric wastage through zero-waste pattern cutting and establishing circular supply chains through upcycling waste textiles and using biodegradable materials and garment components. Following their Redress Design Award win, they collaborated with The R Collective team in Hong Kong to design their upcycled collection for retail. They hold a degree in Fashion from Box Hill Institute, Australia.
For me, sustainable practices within fashion design are an absolute necessity. I feel that it is our responsibility as young designers to limit the negative environmental impacts of the fashion industry. I am committed to finding new solutions for fashion and part of the appeal is that sustainable design is all about problem solving, innovation and functional design. - Tylar Whitfort
redress Design Award Collection
For their Redress Design Award submission, Tylar was inspired by different subcultures and the way people express themselves through their clothing choices. They applied the design techniques of upcycling and zero-waste to industry end-of-rolls, customising their edgy, androgynous collection through the use of eco-friendly inks and paints.