Well done to Jenny Piniski who is the lead author on this piece in Craft Research 10.1, which resulted from her recent PhD work. Yay!
Design and Nature: A Partnership /
So pleased to have a co-authored chapter included in Design and Nature: a Partnership edited by Kate Fletcher, Louise St. Pierre Mathilda Tham. The piece emerged out of ongoing work that focuses on harakeke (NZ Flax), here in Aotearoa New Zealand. It was co-authored with key researchers, activists and practitioners Rangi Te Kanawa, Huhana Smith, Tanya Ruka and Angela Kilford, who are leading in this space.
Rural Design Week 2019, Italy /
Very pleased to be taking part in this exhibition. We are showing a few samples emerging from a project within the Materials Design for Sustainability NZ area of my current work….the work to be shown at RDW in June resulted from a small project called ‘NZ Flax Felt’, which was funded by Massey University in 2018. An expanded team of people have contributed to and collaborated on this ongoing work including; Tanya Ruka, Angela Kilford, Kurt Komene, Scion NZ and AgResearch NZ. And it is underpinned by the kaupapa of Rangi Te Kanawa of Muka Ltd. and critical guidance from Prof Huhana Smith.
Future Proof 2.0 /
Privileged to be included in Education New Zealand’s Future Proof 2.0 campaign…so great that I got to highlight the importance, potential and relevance of textile design to our collective futures in this way.
Global Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion /
Very pleased that work resulting from the Lebiotex project is soon to be published as a spotlight chapter in this forthcoming book edited by Alison Gwilt, Alice Payne and Evelise Anicet Ruthschilling published by Bloomsbury. A big credit to Dr Laura Morgan whose PhD study underpinned this work.
Textiles and Place /
Looking forward to contributing to Textiles and Place in Manchester UK, via Skype, in April 2018...looking forward to reading the papers too.
Visit to Manaaki Whenua | Landcare Research /
A super lovely week of harakeke research. You can read a little about it here...more info and photo's to follow on the Materials Design for Sustainability project page.
Intersections /
Excited to have been able to take part in Intersections from afar through contributing to the SPACE BETWEEN's current project 'Open Fashion - Exquisite Corpse' in the conference exhibition...sounds like it was a great event!