![[BuyerarchyofNeeds.jpeg]] To build on what's there already and make it better. Idea is to buy regular clothes, like from Uniqlo, but customize them uniquely and with a high degree of sophistication (think embedded gold rather than silk-screened) so they become something better and new. Add surprising details. ## Improvements - What would be better? - A different color - Small details - More colors - What's missing? - Having a pocket here ## Customized My Everyday Items ### Reframe a shoulder-bag as a hip-bag - I've been looking for a non-douchy hip-bag but couldn't find anything in Berlin that didn't make me feel weird wearing - I went to Muji and found their shoulder bag for men ![[IMG20210807150329.jpg]] - First I was put off because I didn't want a shoulder bag but the item itself intrigued me ![[IMG20210807150350 1.jpg]] - I realized I could maybe use the strap to go around my waist and have a DIY hip-bag instead ![[IMG20210807150552.jpg]] - Tested it and it worked very nicely! ### Using iron-on patches ![[P1040563.jpg]] ![[P1040570.jpg]] ### Using custom stitching See [[⭐️ Whole Earth 39Thirty Cap (S21 Mini-Project)]] for details ![[whole-earth-cap.jpg]] ### Combining several products to create a new one See [[⭐️ "Micro-Note-Taking Set" (S21 Mini-Project)]] for details ![[IMG20210731152639.jpg]] ## Sketches ### Add tiny details to blank t-shirts ![[uniqlo-shirt-custom.png]] ### Add new color to off-the-mill Chinaware The same idea could also work with off-the-mill, cheap and boring porcellain which would be re-glazed (is that even possible) with better, more interesting colors and textures. ![[plates-and-bowls-at-asian-grocery-store-1536x1152.jpg copy.png]] ## "Make it yours" DIY Station - Go to thrift store - Could also be done at places like Uniqlo - Buy clothing - Have a DIY station there, after the cashier with - Glitter - Markers - Sewing-machines - Stitching-machine - Fabric - Scissors - Iron-on patches - Paint - etc. - Where you can "make it truly yours" by customization to your liking ## Notes ![[IMG20210731151502.jpg]] ![[IMG20210731151516.jpg]] ## Related - [[Buyerarchy of Needs]] - [[⭐️ "Hello my name is" Buttons (S21 Mini-Project)]] - [[⭐️ Whole Earth 39Thirty Cap (S21 Mini-Project)]] ## Other photos ![[P1040564.jpg]] ![[P1040565.jpg]] ![[P1040567.jpg]] ![[P1040569.jpg]]