http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14044/37706 2026-07-26T13:04:18Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14044/37817 Lifelong kindergarten: the past and present of friedrich fröbel's teaching philosophy in cultivating creativity Máthé, Katalin Dr. Csanák, Edit The title is borrowed from a book written by Mitchel Resnick (1956) who is the Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. His position already suggests that the kindergarten is way more than a day-care institution where children may spend time in a safe and loving environment. This paper seeks to explore the main motives that led Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852) to the establishment of his series of experimental pre-schools from the early 19th century onward, that distinguished them from the already existing similar social institutions. It will be shown that despite the challenges the kindergarten and their founders themselves have been witnessing since the very beginnings, the firm foundations of its philosophy allow it to survive and to revive itself and become a major component in any progressive-creative endeavour. The author of the present paper brings examples for the manifestations of the Fröbelian pedagogy both in the work of modern artists and architects, and its multi-layered connection to the Bauhaus school. The main focus is to provide an overview of the present creative enterprises that draw heavily on the kindergarten philosophy – Professor Resnick’s research group and how they transformed it into a methodology that boosts (childhood) creativity in the 21st century. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14044/37815 Developing a sustainable denim collection: views, aspirations & methods of ethical denim Csanák, Edit Dr. Csanák, Edit The article introduces the fundamental principles of sustainability in fashion and textiles and presents the critical factors of ethical denim by analyzing waste, water usage, chemical treatments, and recycling management. It introduces some of the latest literature and research dealing with these issues. It announces the aspirations of denim designers and their influence on fashion trends. It analyses some of the brands' developments and their implementation's global economic impact, social outcome, and environmental benefit. The article presents the latest innovative technologies applied in the denim industry over the last decade, analyzing the development in fabric composition, cotton/recycled cotton/organic cotton, and synthetic fibers. In this part, the most prominent literature and references available on this topic will be analyzed. The methodology of developing a sustainable denim collection is introduced in functional models. The method will be discussed on the example of developing sustainable designer brand and denim collection IKONIKA. The article presents the latest principles of developing a sustainable denim collection, compressively analyzing the innovative views, aspirations, methods, and technologies applied in the denim industry over the last decade. It introduces the model comprising some denim designers and brands' methodology, comparing them to the vision, technology, and form experiments used to develop an autonomous brand collection. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14044/37814 Cradle to cradle design innovations Krajner, Marko; Halász, Marianna Ágnes; Praćek, Stanislv Dr. Csanák, Edit The Cradle to Cradle® concept defines and develops the reuse of products. Compared to traditional recycling, it maintains the same level of quality of raw materials through the life cycles of several products, and only safe chemicals are used. Products are developed in accordance with the principle of maintaining the quality of raw materials over several life cycles, even if we take into account the use, production processes and reuse. This means: no waste, since all ingredients are treated as nutrients for the next cycle. The right materials are included in certain cycles (metabolism) at the right time and in the right place. The approach of a circular economy analyzes the recycling economy in the value chain, which leads to the generation of revenue from recycled materials. Cradle to Cradle® defines quality preservation as well as the cost-effectiveness of the value-added chain. Re-use materials from Cradle to Cradle® products allow the cost of materials to be as close as possible to the cost of materials. Even if additional costs arise due to processing or cleaning, they are still lower than the market price of the material. The Cradle to Cradle® model transposes the principle "quality is equal to quantity" to industrial systems. The flow of materials is designed to be useful and useful for the restoration and conservation of biological and technical resources. This approach stems from the tendency to slow down and reduce the negative impacts on the environment. Breakthrough projects and innovations of Wolford, DyStar, Napapijri, Sanko and Calida will be presented. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14044/37811 The impact of raw composition, knitted fabric parameters and finishing of 1x1 rib knitwear on water vapor resistance Pesic, Marija; Milosavljevic, Anita; Djurdjic, Danka Dr. Csanák, Edit Clothing comfort is very important feature which is considered as a result of different process of heat exchange between human body, clothing and environment. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of raw composition, knitted fabric parameters and finishing on the heat water vapor resistance. The measurements was carried out on commercially 1x1 RIB knitted fabrics used for the production of next -to- skin shirts. The one group of samples are made from 100% cotton yarn and another with 96% cotton and 4% Lycra. It is noticed that knitted material composition affected the change in water vapor resistance. Also, this paper presents and verifies the correlation between the measured values of water vapor resistance (Ret) and the knitwear thickness (dpl), mass per unit area (mpl) the tightness factor (K), the porosity (ε) and the surface coefficient (δp). Based on these results, a mathematical model for calculating water vapor resistance is proposed. Comparing the results obtained with the proposed equation and the measured results, we can see that the deviations are minimal. The lowest deviation for sample CP3 is less than 0.0008%, while the largest deviation for sample CL1 is 0.023%. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z