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Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Textile Coloration and Surface Design (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Morgan, L., Prajapati, C., Shen, J., Tyrer, J., & Smith, E. (2018, April). Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Textile Coloration and Surface Design. Presented at 10th International Conference on Fiber and Polymer Biotechnology, Balneário Camboriú, Brazil

The environmental impact of textile dyeing and finishing is of paramount concern in the textile industry. Research into two emerging textile processing technologies, laser processing and enzyme biotechnology, were investigated as a means of applying... Read More about Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Textile Coloration and Surface Design.

VIBE, Voyage Inside a Blind Experience (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
VIBE, Voyage Inside a Blind Experience. [flash book available for download]. Exhibited at Siena, Cork and Zagreb. 6 April 2018 - 21 April 2019. (Unpublished)

Voyage Inside A Blind Experience VIBE, Voyage Inside a Blind Experience, has the aim of creating a model for a temporary art exhibition, that can be reproduced and that will have an equal interest both for seeing and for visually impaired individual... Read More about VIBE, Voyage Inside a Blind Experience.

Audio tactile system within VIBE (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
D'Agnano, F., & Ruffato, S. Audio tactile system within VIBE. [http://www.vibe-euproject.com/images/attach/FlashBook.zip]. Exhibited at Siena, Cork, Zaghreb. 6 April 2018 - 21 April 2019. (Unpublished)

Voyage Inside A Blind Experience VIBE, Voyage Inside a Blind Experience, has the aim of creating a model for a temporary art exhibition, that can be reproduced and that will have an equal interest both for seeing and for visually impaired individual... Read More about Audio tactile system within VIBE.

Red Blue Shades (2018)
Physical Artefact
Bodman, S., & Cherniwchan, C. Red Blue Shades. [Artist's book]. Bristol, UK

A collaborative artist’s book trilogy (Red Blue Shades, Perm Green Light & Cad Yellow Deep) inspired by the short story ‘Watching God’ in the collection Three Moments of an Explosion by China Miéville. A text and image response to the elements of nat... Read More about Red Blue Shades.

Interdisciplinary textile design research for material innovation: Synthesising design, science and industry collaboration (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Morgan, L. (2017). Interdisciplinary textile design research for material innovation: Synthesising design, science and industry collaboration.

Within the landscape of contemporary textile design research lies a rich site for collaboration, with the opportunity to draw on specialist knowledge across disciplines. This paper argues that Integrating textile design practice with specialist scien... Read More about Interdisciplinary textile design research for material innovation: Synthesising design, science and industry collaboration.

Immersive Architecture Conference (2017)
Presentation / Conference
D'Agnano, F. (2017, June). Immersive Architecture Conference. Presented at Immersive Architecture Conference, Venice

The Immersive Architecture Conference is the first conference on virtual reality and augmented reality within architecture, design, real estate and cultural heritage. Im-Arch is organized by CGarchitect, the leading online community for architect... Read More about Immersive Architecture Conference.

A manifesto for ambient literature (2017)
Digital Artefact
Abba, T. (2017). A manifesto for ambient literature. [Printed Manifesto]

A Manifesto for Ambient Literature comprises 22 pre-printed A5 cards, each comprising a provocation, gesture or argument drawn from a larger definition of Ambient Literature. Collectively, they represent a mid-way exploration of the research project,... Read More about A manifesto for ambient literature.

Craftsmen and technology (2016)
Book Chapter
D'Agnano, F. (2016). Craftsmen and technology. In New Craft exhibit catalogue (104). Venezia: Marsilio Editore

The catalogue describes the virtuous encounter between craftsmanship, technological innovation and project culture. The technological revolution is transforming the ways of production and consumption and, inevitably, also the forms of design. A new... Read More about Craftsmen and technology.

Textile Led Sustainable Innovation for Sportswear (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Morgan, L., Kane, F., Tyrer, J., & Shen, J. (2016, December). Textile Led Sustainable Innovation for Sportswear. Presented at The End of Fashion, College of Creative Arts, Massey University Wellington, New Zealand

Textiles design research: from chemistry to craft, towards sustainable design innovation (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Kane, F., Morgan, L., Akiwowo, K., & Tyrer, J. (2016). Textiles design research: from chemistry to craft, towards sustainable design innovation. . https://doi.org/10.7190/ead/2015/66

Academic research in textile design has traditionally been dominated by technical studies situated with science and engineering knowledge frameworks. Increasingly textile designers are undertaking research into technical areas with creative intention... Read More about Textiles design research: from chemistry to craft, towards sustainable design innovation.

Neo-industrial biography, glass working and re-configurable toolmaking (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Jorgensen, T. (in press). Neo-industrial biography, glass working and re-configurable toolmaking. [Glass]. Exhibited at Los Angeles. 7 August 2015 - 15 August 2015. (Unpublished)

The title for this exhibition (and presentation) is a reference to Samuel Smiles book: “Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Toolmakers” (1863). In this book Smiles discusses how advances in tool making was the driving force for the first industr... Read More about Neo-industrial biography, glass working and re-configurable toolmaking.

Laser-dyeing for Sustainable Textile Design (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Morgan, L., Tyrer, J., Kane, F., & Shen, J. (2015, June). Laser-dyeing for Sustainable Textile Design. Paper presented at 13th International Wool Research Conference (IWRC-13) And AATCC Sustainability Symposium, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China

Current industry standards for dyeing woollen textiles use high temperatures and long processing times to aid dye diffusion. The consumption of water, energy and chemicals used in dyeing and finishing processes have been identified as key challenges... Read More about Laser-dyeing for Sustainable Textile Design.

The effect of CO2 laser irradiation on surface and dyeing properties of wool for textile design (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Morgan, L., Tyrer, J., & Kane, F. (2014). The effect of CO2 laser irradiation on surface and dyeing properties of wool for textile design. . https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5063061

The consumption of water and energy used in current dyeing and finishing processes in the textile industry pose significant environmental concern. By offering alternative solutions to traditional textile wet processing through laser technology, there... Read More about The effect of CO2 laser irradiation on surface and dyeing properties of wool for textile design.

Laser enhanced dyeing of wool for textile design (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Morgan, L., Tyrer, J., Kane, F., & Shen, J. (2014, November). Laser enhanced dyeing of wool for textile design. Paper presented at Transitions: Re-thinking Textiles and Surfaces, University Of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, U.K

A laser assisted dyeing technique for wool based textiles, allowing surface pattering of the textile substrate, is presented in this paper. Laser technology can offer digital design capabilities combined with the ability for bespoke or short run prod... Read More about Laser enhanced dyeing of wool for textile design.

Grey pin bowl at the "British Design: From William Morris to the Digital Revolution" exhibition (2014)
Physical Artefact
Jorgensen, T. (2014). Grey pin bowl at the "British Design: From William Morris to the Digital Revolution" exhibition. [Glass]

Glass Bowls featured at “British Design: from William Morris to the Digital Revolution” The exhibition was a participant of Russian-British 2014 Bilateral Year and took place in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Intimate yet fundamental, this... Read More about Grey pin bowl at the "British Design: From William Morris to the Digital Revolution" exhibition.

Orbit series of glass bowls
Digital Artefact
Jorgensen, T. (2014). Orbit series of glass bowls

This conference contribution is an exhibition of a series of glass bowls. These bowls are part of the output from the author’s investigation into a flexible tooling concepts known as Reconfigurable Pin Tooling (RPT) and the ‘Orbit’ series is the resu... Read More about Orbit series of glass bowls.

Postcards for Perec, complied and edited by Linda Parr
Exhibition / Performance
Bodman, S., & Parr, L. Postcards for Perec, complied and edited by Linda Parr. Exhibited at UK. (Unpublished)

Inclusion of artworks in the exhibition publication: Postcards for Perec, Complied and edited by Linda Parr, Impact Press, Bristol, February 2022. The publication brings together all 243 postcards produced by artists for the project. With a forew... Read More about Postcards for Perec, complied and edited by Linda Parr.