AESTHETICALLY POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF DISCARDED CORN HUSK TO GARMENT UNDER THE CREATIVE ECONOMY

Abstract

          This article's objective is to create the essential knowledge for the creative potential development of discarded corn husk. For this wasted material, applying the aesthetic will create market value. Using qualitative research methods to set the significance of the study. The scope of the study was set by data collecting at Nan province and Talard Thai Food Service. These locations have a large amount of discarded corn husk. It has become environmental pollution for a nearby residential area because of mismanagement in waste incineration. The experiment on these collected samples of corn husk presented a result that shows the high potential of this material. 1) Discarded corn husk presents a high aesthetics potential for garment design that utilizing both art and Sciences; it presents potentially cotton substitute material. With this finding, it can provide an alternative material that has a unique appearance and has a market value. 2) The garment design that can create environmental awareness and lead to the next generation industry under the creative economy policy. The study of Primary Data came from collecting data on the locations of the corn farms in Nan Province and Talaad Thai market in Pathum Thani Province. Qualitative Data Analysis came from the Unique case of corn husk's unique characters such as corn husk with the burn mark pattern on its surface. The descriptive analysis describes the 3 potential aspects of corn husk. 1) Shape and Form 2Ds and 3Ds; 2) Mass; 3) Textile and Surface. The research result shows a promising potential new material from the corn husk in 3 aspects such as 2Ds, 2 & a half Ds, and 3Ds. The aesthetic result shows the repetition of new material creates a unique artistic design that suitable for forming a garment design.