Reprogramming Disposability is Deakin University’s contribution to Geelong Design Week, presenting design responses to the escalating problem of fast-fashion waste and Australia’s position as one of the world’s highest textile consumers.
Developed by Master of Architecture students within design studios exploring the productive city, the exhibition presents a series of chairs crafted from discarded garments and textile offcuts, alongside speculative architectural proposals. Through upcycled furniture and material experimentation, students explore how design can interrupt the logic of disposability and enable more localised, circular and community-centred fashion systems.
The chairs examine the relationship between the body, consumption and waste, positioning design as a critical tool for making the impacts of fast fashion visible. Hosted in partnership with the National Wool Museum, the exhibition brings research and creative practice into a public setting, inviting audiences to consider how architectural thinking and design can interrupt cycles of disposability, reduce waste and contribute to more sustainable futures.
