Blog #2: Codes & FIbers

 Weekly Summary:

 

In our current day and age rules and regulations are a massive part of any occupation, especially that of an interior designer. Hardly anything goes unregulated in order to ensure safety for those creating products and for those who purchase them, and in the week we learned a little bit more about these guidelines and codes and those who enforce them. 

When it comes to the rules and regulations in regards to the design field, there are a variety of different entities that govern different aspects of the industry. For example to name a few, the NFPA, (National Fire Protection Association) is in charge of regulating when and where different products are allowed to be used in a building, occupancy requirements, and much more that all relates to mitigating the effects of a fire on the people inside a structure. Another organization is the ISO, (International Standards Organization) which is responsible for, “developing voluntary, consensus-based, market relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges” according to their website. 

The whole point of rules and regulations is to better help people in close proximity with different products or spaces, as well as our own environment that encloses all the different manufactured materials we come up with. In order to better improve upon this line of thinking, a philosophy called Cradle to Cradle has been widely accepted and pushed to cause designers and manufactures to consider not only a product's function but its end use so that it might be reutilized after its lifespan. Hints the name Cradle (where it began), to Cradle (Its next or new beginning). 

When diving deeper into the textile industry, it is important to see the foundations of what our fabrics are consisting of  in order to better understand how and where to use different materials. This week we learned more about the staple fibers of wool, cotton, flax, and other cellulosic and protein based fibers and what their different textures and hand feel like to the touch. Along with the staple fibers we also learned more about natural and manufactured long filament fibers and got first hand experience in seeing just how they look and feel as well. 

   International Organization for Standardization. (n.d.). About us. ISO. https://www.iso.org/about-us.html

   URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMsF1P-_vWc