Outputs (14)

The light fantastic: Laser technology for textile surface coloration and patterning (2021)
Exhibition / Performance

The consumption of water and energy used in current dyeing and finishing processes in the textile industry poses significant environmental concern. By offering alternative solutions to traditional textile wet processing through dry laser technology,... Read More about The light fantastic: Laser technology for textile surface coloration and patterning.

Laser textile design and finishing (2021)
Book Chapter

This entry discusses the state of the art in laser processing techniques for textiles beyond laser-cutting applications. It maps the use of laser technology for textile design with a focus on research that developed innovative digitally-driven surfac... Read More about Laser textile design and finishing.

Laser textile design: Designing digital processes for sustainability in the textile industry (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Innovative technologies for sustainable textile coloration, patterning, and surface effects (2020)
Book Chapter

The environmental impact of textile dyeing and finishing is of paramount concern in the textile industry. Enzyme and laser processing technologies present attractive alternatives to conventional textile coloration and surface patterning methods. Both... Read More about Innovative technologies for sustainable textile coloration, patterning, and surface effects.

Intersections Exhibition 2019: Collaborations in Textile Design Research (2019)
Exhibition / Performance

Intersections celebrates the breadth of creative collaborations in textile design research.
Centred around the four themes of textiles and architecture, textiles and interactions, textile materialities and processes, as well as critical textiles, th... Read More about Intersections Exhibition 2019: Collaborations in Textile Design Research.

From Responsive Design to Sustainable Systems: Digital Laser Processing across the Textile Production Cycle (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Addressing environmental concerns in the textile industry has led to a growing field of research into material and process innovation. Digital technologies can facilitate on-demand manufacture and improve textile processes, resulting in waste reducti... Read More about From Responsive Design to Sustainable Systems: Digital Laser Processing across the Textile Production Cycle.

Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Textile Coloration and Surface Design (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Textile Led Sustainable Innovation for Sportswear (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Laser-dyeing for Sustainable Textile Design (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Proposing A Digital Laser-Design Supply Service (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Laser enhanced dyeing of wool for textile design (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Textiles design research: from chemistry to craft, towards sustainable design innovation
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Interdisciplinary textile design research for material innovation: Synthesising design, science and industry collaboration
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Creative exploitation of laser processing: A new toolbox for textile design
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this talk, Laura will discuss her design-led research on innovative digitally-driven surface treatments for colouration, 3D finishing and surface design of materials. She has developed multiple new opportunities to harness infrared laser irradiati... Read More about Creative exploitation of laser processing: A new toolbox for textile design.