The clothing circulation system centered on the medical field

医療法人生和会 SDX研究所

2021

PRIZE

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This project is a joint effort by three companies: SOLIT Corporation, an inclusive fashion startup; Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, a hospital specializing in rehabilitation; and SDX Research Institute, a department that promotes DX at Seiwakai, a medical corporation that operates a variety of hospitals and facilities across Japan. This is a joint project consisting of three companies. Research on the theme of fashion in the medical and welfare fields is still in its infancy, and at present there is virtually no data on the subject in Japan. One of the reasons for this is that it has been difficult for medical experts and design and fashion experts to collaborate not only in research but also in the field. Through this project, we believe that it is necessary to create a gentle circulation model where clothes are not discarded, which can only be done by hospitals that build long-term relationships with patients and their families in the community.

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Our goal is to create a "clothing circulation system centered on the medical field," in which hospitals can solve problems in clothing for the disabled and elderly and circulate the clothes created as solutions. The fashion industry has a large environmental burden due to the conventional mass production and disposal system. On the other hand, there are few options for clothing adapted to the disabled and the elderly, and issues such as "there are many but no options" exist, and we have yet to reach a society where all people can wear the clothes they want to wear and enjoy fashion. Therefore, from the stage of hospitalization, we create clothes that are unique to each individual, based on their physical and mental challenges. Because the hospital has a long-term relationship with the patient, it is possible to collect, repair, and recycle the clothes that the patient wears and removes on an ongoing basis. From an economic standpoint, this enables the creation of new business partnerships (hospitals, repairers, patients, and families), and from an environmental standpoint, it reduces waste loss and environmental impact, extends the life of the product, and is expected to have a positive effect on the well-being of people with disabilities in terms of their daily activities and QOL.

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Anita de Wit

ReBlend Founder

Showing Perspective of Co-creation Prize

The current linear economy is still very much focused on individual domains. In the transition to a circular economy, connection, collaboration and holistic connections are central. Textiles are part of our identity. We cant imagine a world without textiles. Solit combines the importance of people being able to wear the clothes they want and the large environmental impact due the conventional mass production of textile and the disposal system. The realized clothing items made in collaboration with 3 companies show concrete perspective towards a circularity.

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