Hello, my name is Mor Schwartz Foulser, and I am based in the Design Department at the Manchester Metropolitan University
My research is looking at
the role of artisanal fashion design and, more specifically, the usage of leather crafts in artisanal footwear practice as an opposition situated within the universal fashion system. I’m working on an interpretation of artisanal footwear prototyping as an alternative, sustainable fashion system.
Artisanal fashion is a design and production approach dedicated to the creation of clothing using traditional methods. At the heart of these small-scale businesses are three pillars: independent and original design, high-quality materials, manual and semi-manual production techniques.