The ReVamp Collective

Kortney Allen

Interior Design, 2024

The ReVamp Collective is a unique program that offers a dual-purpose space, part learning, and part thrift store. Currently, the Textile & Fashion Waste Report about Central Ohio shows that “Franklin County Sanitary Landfill receives over forty-six thousand tons of textile waste annually” (Caine & Caine, 2023). Therefore, this space serves as a place for those who are interested in the fashion world to learn how to upcycle clothing into new items. The thrift store component of this project is featured on the first floor and has multiple points of slow fashion implementations, such as a customization zone, an art installation, and upcycled work. Also, students will earn a profit from the items they create and feature in the store. The upstairs features learning spaces where the new clothing items will be upcycled. Students have the option to pick from the sewing, screen-printing, and digital design labs to create new items.

View of the thrift store on the first floor. This photo focuses on the middle and left side of the building. Within the photo is the main entrance, mannequins that feature that season's clothes, a clothing pile art installation (and another on the wall), the main staircase, and the overlook from the second floor — Main view of the thrift store, which includes the mannequins that feature that season's clothes, art installations, the main staircase, and the overlook from the second floor

View of the sewing room on the second floor, beside the overlook. This view features desks with sewing machines, people working at the machines, and different fabrics scattered around. The elevator is also seen in the back of the rendering. This view also features windows, artwork, and light fixtures in the background — View of the sewing lab, located on the second floor, which allows access to sewing machines and fabric

View of the digital design room, located on the back right side of the second floor. This view features work area desks with computers, people working on some of the computers, digital artwork on the back and sides walls, and two big windows. Smaller details include the light fixtures and the lockers on the far-left side, which separate it from the screen-printing lab — View of the digital design lab, located on the second floor, which gives students access to computers

View of the screen-printing room, located on the back left side of the second floor. This view features tables with the screen-printing machines on them, some tables also have fabric on them. People are shown around the tables as well. Small design details show screen-printed artwork in the back. Two big windows are also shown, along with light fixtures in the front and back. A glass wall is also shown on the far left, which separates this room from the main staircase — View of the screen-printing lab, located on the second floor, with machines that let students print their designs

View of the checkout area on the right side of the first floor. This view showcases the checkout desk, with workers and people checking out. The name of the store is also featured on the desk. Different artwork, the elevator, and the overlook on the second floor can be seen in the background. Blue lights are shown over the desk, and two big windows are seen behind it — View of the other half of the first floor, which features the checkout area

This picture shows the 1st and 2nd floor plan layouts of my building. They are read from left to right. The floor plans are also numbered 1 through 8, which correspond to the writing shown below, telling what each space is. Starting on the 1st floor going in order, the first space shown is the thrift store, which has clothing racks, an art installation, and the main staircase. Next to that is the checkout area with a customization zone. Further into the space are the fitting rooms.

Kortney Allen is a fourth-year interior design student at The Ohio State University who is passionate about retail and restaurant design. She will graduate this May with her Bachelor of Science in Interior Design, along with a minor in Fashion and Retail Studies. Throughout her academic career, she has developed an interest in sustainable design. This has led to thoughtful designs that consider the environment and help to connect the users to it.

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