Lisa Piller

Edith Cowan University, Design, Department Member

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Lisa Westover Piller is a lecturer in Fashion Design and Fashion Business at South Metropolitan TAFE, following a 16-year career working in fashion product design and development, and sustainable supply chain management. With a passion for holistic and conscious design and zero-waste pattern making approaches, Lisa is dedicated to preparing students for lasting careers as ethical, sustainable and innovative designers. A commitment to designing for change fuels an ongoing immersion in new technologies and sustainable and circular practices.
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Bason’s 4 credos of design thinking may frame an alternative, circular and sustainable approach to the way we design, produce and use clothes

Academia letters, Aug 23, 2021

Designing for circularity: sustainable pathways for Australian fashion small to medium enterprises

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, May 17, 2022

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Designing for circularity: sustainable pathways for Australian fashion small to medium enterprises

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An International Journal

PurposeAustralians consume twice the global average of textiles and are deeply engaged in a linea... more PurposeAustralians consume twice the global average of textiles and are deeply engaged in a linear take/make/waste fashion model. Furthermore the Australian fashion sector has some unique supply chain complications of geographical distances, sparse population and fragmentation in processing and manufacturing. This research aims to examine how Australian fashion small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are overcoming these challenges to run fashion businesses built around core principles of product stewardship (PS) and circularity.Design/methodology/approachSMEs make up 88% of the Australian apparel manufacturing sector. This qualitative exploratory study included in-depth interviews with three Australian fashion SMEs engaged in circular design practice, and a focus group of 10 Western Australian fashion advocates of sustainability. Analytic coding and analysis of the data developed eight distinct themes.FindingsThis study examines the barriers to circular economy (CE) that exist in the Au...