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DECODE exists to aid in the complex transition from existing design models of all sizes to be one of efficiency, adaptability, and completely free of waste.
The methodology scales.
The mission doesn't change.
- Zero Waste Pattern Engineering
- Brand Consulting & Production Collaboration
- Workshops & Industry Education
- Digital Pattern Catalog & Publications
- Marker Efficiency Optimization
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About Danielle
Danielle Elsener is a Zero Waste System Designer, Educator, Industry Consultant, and Creative Strategist specialising in research and development surrounding the future of sustainability in the fashion industry. For over a decade, Danielle has worked with industry, educational institutions, and entrepreneurial ventures as a consultant and educator to shift the reality of sustainability in fashion. She earned her MA from the Royal College of Art in 2020, focusing on zero waste systems design and is the co-founder of Zero Waste Design Collective. What began as a love for puzzle solving through Zero Waste Pattern Making became a way to fix the fashion industry’s biggest problem. This approach has caught the eye of industry leaders, from Virgil Abloh to Jony Ives. Her design system has won the Evian Activate Movement Grant and iDesign Covid Grant and has recently received accolades in the Smithsonian, Wallpaper Mag, Dezeen, Hypebeast, and Oregon Business Mag.
Elsener is currently consulting with global fashion brands, running Cut to Zero design consultancy, and teaching at Fashion Institute of Technology on the MFA programs Pattern Recognition course, educating the next generation of designers on innovative patterning methodology and 3D design.
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