Open-Source Philosophy in Fashion Design: Contesting Authorship Conventions and Professionalism

Natalia Särmäkari; Annamari Vänskä

doi:10.21606/drs.2020.195

Open-Source Philosophy in Fashion Design: Contesting Authorship Conventions and Professionalism

Natalia Särmäkari, Annamari Vänskä

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This paper investigates open-source fashion approach as a design philosophy and a phenomenon that demonstrates an alternative to the concept of authorship of fashion designers. We argue that the concept contests traditional professionalism in fashion design in today’s digitalized, data-driven culture. Investigating open-source philosophy in fashion design as a dimension of professional fashion designers’ authorship, the paper presents three case studies with different ways of applying open-source principles to existing fashion design practices. The article builds on multiple-case-study research conducted during 2018–2019. The case studies were analyzed from the perspective of authorship and professionalism. We ask whether, how, why and to what end fashion designers contest the authorial and professional conventions of fashion design. Secondly, we analyze the role of technology in such questioning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Synergy - DRS International Conference 2020, 11-14 August
Editors	Stella Boess, Ming Cheung, Rebecca Cain
Publisher	Design Research Society
Pages	2410-2426
Number of pages	16
Volume	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-912294-41-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.195
Publication status	Published - 2020
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	Design Research Society International Conference - Virtual, Online, Australia Duration: 11 Aug 2020 → 14 Aug 2020 http://drs2020.org/

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Name	Proceedings of DRS
ISSN (Electronic)	2398-3132

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Conference	Design Research Society International Conference
Abbreviated title	DRS
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Virtual, Online
Period	11/08/2020 → 14/08/2020
Other	Virtual Conference
Internet address	http://drs2020.org/

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fashion designer
authorship
professionalism

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Särmäkari, N & Vänskä, A 2020, Open-Source Philosophy in Fashion Design: Contesting Authorship Conventions and Professionalism. in S Boess, M Cheung & R Cain (eds), Synergy - DRS International Conference 2020, 11-14 August. vol. 5, Proceedings of DRS, Design Research Society, pp. 2410-2426, Design Research Society International Conference, Virtual, Online, Queensland, Australia, 11/08/2020. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.195

Open-Source Philosophy in Fashion Design: Contesting Authorship Conventions and Professionalism. / Särmäkari, Natalia ; Vänskä, Annamari.
Synergy - DRS International Conference 2020, 11-14 August. ed. / Stella Boess; Ming Cheung; Rebecca Cain. Vol. 5 Design Research Society, 2020. p. 2410-2426 (Proceedings of DRS).

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