South Korean designer Sun Lee has created a six-piece collection of clothing from traditional Korean paper which has been cut, torn and rolled by hand.
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Lee developed the fashion collection, called Consumption of Heritage, after seeing the amount of clothes waste thrown away at the end of every season.
"This collection is based on three principles of ephemerality, disposability and sustainability," Lee told Dezeen.
Made from hanji paper and hansan-mosi fabric, the modular pieces can be layered over one another and are designed to be easily recycled.
Lee Sun's Consumption of Heritage makes traditional Korean paper into clothing
Hanji paper is produced by soaking bark from the mulberry tree to make it into a pulp. The sticky sap from a hibiscus plant is then added after which the mixture is laid out into sheets on a bamboo screen. The paper is renowned for its durability, insulation and ventilation properties. It was often hung up as curtains or over doors to help control temperature inside traditional wooden homes.
The distinct pattern on the Ji-seung Vest is created by weaving paper
Lee rolled strips of hanji paper printed with Korean lettering into cords and wove them together to create Ji-seung Vest, named after the process of weaving the paper.
Worn as a sweater vest with open sides, a piece of the handmade string ties at the waist to connect the back to the front. The vest is the collection's central piece, as the distinctiv...