I'm a menswear and knitwear designer, with a focus on sustainability through repurposing second-hand textiles and garments. My work centres around local communities, using these connections to find both inspiration and materials. In a globalised world there is power in looking close to home, utilising the spaces where we can make the greatest impact. Striving to work sustainably has pushed me in my technical abilities as well as creatively. My design process incorporates traditional sketching and draping skills with digital pattern cutting and Clo3D modelling, in order to work with freedom but minimise textile waste from design to production. My focus as a sustainable designer is on preservation, designing pieces with function and longevity as well as considered design. Sourcing second-hand allows me to respect the energy and processes already expended in creating 'waste' textiles, as well as embrace the ‘everyday’ or ‘domestic’ as a source of accessible materials.