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Conference papers, Publications and Exhibitions

October 2024 The Future of International Fashion Education: Speculation, Experience, and Collaboration edited by Kirsten Scott, Claire Pajaczkowska and Barry Curtis, book to be published by Routledge.

October 2024 'Crafting Wellbeing: a dynamic collaboration between people, disciplines and trees' research paper to be presented at Making Futures 2024, Beyond Objects: Materiality at the Edge of Making, hosted by Plymouth Arts University.

​May 2024 'Deep Localisation: A future for internationalised European fashion school?' research paper presented at Cumulus 2024 conference, P/References of Design, hosted by Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest.

April 2023  'Future Fashion: new and ancient systems at the intersection of anthropology, ecology and innovation' research paper presented at Cumulus 2023 conference, Connectivity and Creativity in times of Conflict, hosted by University of Antwerp. https://medialibrary.uantwerpen.be/files/266051/d55f3ce4-c6f2-4f08-af82-99f1a72650f0.pdf?_gl=1*1qbc3oz*_ga*MTU3MTE1OTc5My4xNjg2MzEwMjI3*_ga_WVC36ZPB1Y*MTY4NjMxMDIyNi4xLjAuMTY4NjMxMDIyNi42MC4wLjA.&_ga=2.185105513.1759937341.1686310227-1571159793.1686310227

 

January 2023  'Fashion, Ecology and Anthropology' presentation in the Phytophilia Design Conversation hosted by Symbio(s)cene: https://symbioscene.com/phytophilia-design-conversation/

December 2022 Publication 'Restorative Fashion: collaborative research, benign design, and the healing power of the mutuba tree' research paper in a special issue of the Journal of Applied Arts and Health. doing: https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00116_1

 

September 2022 'Design Process Interventions' research paper presented at The Future of International Fashion and Design Education' symposium hosted by Istituto Marangoni London. Organiser of this symposium, proceedings found at: https://www.researchiml.com/events

November 2021 'Reciprocity Project' research paper in collaboration with Yvonne Ntiamoah, presented at Responsible Fashion: How do we make ideas a reality symposium. Organiser of this online academic symposium hosted by Istituto Marangoni London. 

 

October 2021 Own practice (garments, samples, film and imagery) selected for exhibition alongside international fashion colloquium hosted by University of Antwerp: Responsible Fashion: Can Fashion Save the World?    

 

February 2021 ‘Restorative Fashion: the healing power of the mutuba tree’, presentation of ongoing research project and artefacts at Curative Things: Fashion, Medicine, Art hosted by Leeds Arts University.

January 2021  Publication 'A traditional Ugandan Ficus natalensis bark cloth exhibits antimicrobial activity against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus', co-author of paper with Jonathan Butler, Prabhuraj Venkatraman et al, in Journal of Applied Microbiology

 

December 2020  Publication 'True sustainability: when enough is enough' chapter in book Enhancing the Future, curated by Anna Zinola and published by Istituto Marangoni.

November 2020  Practice based research 'Fashion from Trees' presentation with Karen Spurgin at Critical Making: Contemporary Fashion Practices online symposium, hosted by Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand.

November 2020 Research paper 'Fashion at the intersection of anthropology, ecology and innovation' presented at Global Fashion Conference 2020 online conference, hosted by Université de la Mode, Lyons.

January 2020  Research paper 'Reinterpreting luxury: new perspectives on a cultural cloth' research paper presented at Fashion Colloquia: Heritage, Stories of Change, Our Shared Future, hosted by ARCH College, Jaipur.

December 2019 Publication ‘Future Luxury: fashioning wellbeing through holistic design’, chapter in book edited by Isabel Cantista and  Teresa Sadaba, Understanding Luxury: From Emotions to Brand Building, published by Palgrave MacMillan.

November 2019 Publication 'Environmentally friendly and sustainable bark cloth for garment applications: Evaluation of fabric properties and apparel development' in Journal of Sustainable Materials and Technologies.

October 2018  Research paper 'Borrowed Cloth: a holistic research and design intervention for sustainable fashion' presented at the Global Fashion Conference hosted by London College of Fashion in London

July 2018    Research paper (co-authored with Dr Praburaj Venkatraman from MMU), 'Investigation of bark cloth for its surface texture and durability for apparel applications'  presented at the World Textile Institute Conference in Leeds.

 

May 2018    Research paper 'Borrowed Cloth: whose luxury is it?' and practice presented at State of Fashion: Searching for the New Luxury, Fashion Colloquium at ArtEz, Arnhem.

 

June 2017   Research paper: ‘Borrowed Cloth: whose is it, what does it mean, and where do we go from here?’ at the Fashion, Race and Cultural Appropriation Symposium at Central St Martins, London.

Symposium presentation from Critical Making:Contemporary Fashion Practices

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