This document discusses clothing consumption and disposal in the Netherlands. It provides statistics on the average number of clothing items purchased, owned, and disposed of by Dutch residents each year. It notes that 40 items are disposed of annually per person, with some items suitable for reuse/resale and some not. The document then asks participants to consider their own wardrobes and how items behave over time. It introduces six fictional "smart wardrobe" services and asks participants to indicate whether they would like, resist, or feel indifferent to each service and why. Participants are also asked to consider if any of the services could help with recent movements or specific items in their own wardrobes.

3. EXPLORING CLOTHING
CONSUMPTION THROUGH DESIGN
FICTION
Moderator: Irene Maldini
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

4. BACKGROUND
1. Purchase
TheDutchclothingmountain
3. disposal2. USE
46 items
bought annually
per person.
173items
in each personal
wardrobe.
40 items are
annually disposed
of per person.
24 items are disposed with non-textile
materials and therefore incinerated.
items are not suitable for reuse.
These can be recycled.
items are rewearable and suitable
for the international second-hand
market.
items are potentioally rewearable
according to the consumer, but
do not meet the international
second-hand standards.
2
9
5
3 items per year are wasted
before arriving to the consumer.
50123 items in
active use.
7 items in the wardrobe
are second-hand.
16
items were
not worn in
the past year.
items are separately collected:
‘measuringtheDutchclothingmountain’wasfundedbySiA’sKIEM-VANGprogramme.Downloadthefinalreporthere

5. UNDERSTANDING THE WARDROBE

6. Think of YOUR wardrobe (as a whole)
What does it INCLUDE?
How do the items in your wardrobe BEHAVE over time?

7. SIX FICTIONAL “SMART WARDROBE” SERVICES
• Please walk around and have a look at the posters

8. SIX FICTIONAL “SMART WARDROBE” SERVICES
• Please walk around and have a look at the posters
• Keep your wardrobe in mind
• For each service indicate if you would like, resist, or be
indifferent to this service, and why?

9. SIX FICTIONAL “SMART WARDROBE” SERVICES
• Please walk around and have a look at the posters
• Keep your wardrobe in mind
• For each service indicate if you would like, resist, or be
indifferent to this service, and why?
• Think of recent movements in your wardrobe
• Would any of these services be of help for one of these specific
movements/items? which? why?
10:40 discussion round