Green DesignersDon Pezzano

by Wing Yue So

• Artist and designer behind Urbandon

• Started in 2010

• Creating handmade menswear in Sydney, Australia

• Makes own products with reclaimed, recycled or sustainable fabrics e.g. organic cotton, wool and reclaimed fabrics

• Gathers materials from all sorts of places, sometimes even from trash bins

• All limited or done only once

• Both designed and manufactured by Don to ensure quality and uniqueness

• Thinks menswear is a great market for sustainable fashion

• Men tend to buy less clothes, wear until falling apart

• Want items that are built to last

• Reported in 2013

• Found and made half-finished canvas paintings into jackets

• Wearable works of art

• Said the paintings were mysterious, curious and strange

• The darker parts of the paintings depleted into smears of colours, making it look ghost-like

• Washing the canvases gave it more of a green/brown appearance

• Made buttons using discarded leather to match the jackets

• Has lots of other work

• Collections and one-off pieces of clothing

• Made out of old military bags, tents and sacks

• Also any other excess material from the military

• Inspired by sci-fi and general costume designing