FEATURED WORK
presentations / projects / magazines
THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY: TEXTILES 2030
An article in Textiles magazine (2021, Issue 3); a Textile Institute publication
This important initiative, part of the Waste Resources Action Plan (WRAP), promises to be a game changer for all areas of the textiles industry.
I am the lead academic at Manchester Metropolitan University for Textiles 2030 and am working hard with colleagues across the institution to change the face of the HE landscape in light of the climate emergency.
TEXTILES AND LIFE 3: THE NEW NORMAL
The third Manchester and North West section of The Textile Institute student conference.
I led the organisation of this conference which attracted over 150 international delegates from both industry and academia.
The one day conferences was a bit of a change for the section, it was 100% online and was an exciting mix of both poster and oral presentations covering a wide range of topics from the highly technical to high fashion and everything in between!
SUSTAINABILITY TALKS
8TH FEB 2021 @ 17:15
A mycelium bowl or a bone handle jug?
A roundtable session where panellists speak about a bowl grown from mushrooms or a jug with a cow bone handle.
My contribution? 'Eeeeewwwww! What did you say it was made of again?'
WEAVING TALES AND SPINNING YARNS
An article in Textiles magazine; a Textile Institute publication
This was written in collaboration with Dr John Parkinson of iinouiio, who specialise in reprocessing waste garments into 'new' yarns.
I am hoping that at some point I can do more work with www.iinouiio.com as what they do is fabulous!
WHO WILL COMPLETE THE LOOP? - FASHION EDUCATION FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Online conference presentation
Sustainable Apparel and Textiles in the Circular Economy
University of Huddersfield
September 2020
A paper written with my lovely colleague, Lisa Trencher, discussing the findings of a project analysing the skills of undergraduates aligned to the needs of industry in the field of fashion sustainability.
BIOINSPIRED MATERIALS
Poster Presentation
A research poster exhibited as part of the 2017 conference. I won 'Best Bioinspired Material' prize!
MICROBIOLOGY AND ART
Manchester Science Festival
A round table discussion with scientists and artists.
BIOINSPIRED MATERIALS CONFERENCE 2018
Keynote speaker
It was an honour to be invited to speak at this international conference which spans biomimetic sensors, materials chemistry, 3D-printing and tissue engineering.
HATS OFF TO VLEATHER!
Manchester Science Festival
A collaborative project with the fabulous HatWorks museum in Stockport and the very talented Bronwen Simpson.
DIGITAL CITIES
Celebrating creativity!
Hosted at Harvey Nichols in Manchester and part of a series of city wide events celebrating the future of creativity.
