'Sustainable Technology for Future Luxury' Seminar - Gucci Group PhD Scholarship
In response to 21st Century concerns and the rapidly evolving luxury market, the Gucci Group will sponsor a Ph.D. Scholarship that will explore the potential of new technology in answering the call for sustainability in the challenging context of fashion and textiles. The First ‘Gucci Group Ph.D Scholarship' is aimed at promoting creativity and innovation to define what future luxury may be in a fashion and textile context, with sustainability in its core. Gucci Group believe that cutting edge design, science and material innovation hold the key to developing new methods and processes that will assist in defining the future of craft and manufacturing, and help ensure the future for luxury brands that will take into account environmental concerns and climate change. The Ph.D. Scholarship will be hosted by Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and supported by the Textile Futures Research Group (TFRG) at the University of the Arts London (UAL). Linked to TFRG, the Ph.D. Scholar will join a community of research students (http://textilefuturesphd.blogspot.com/) and specialist researchers and practitioners with internationally recognised expertise in wide ranging and related projects. For more information on the research studentship / PhD application process : www.tfrg.org.uk/studentships The seminar for MA students aims to explore a few of these established projects and working processes that incorporate new design methods and sustainability at their core. |
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Burak Cakmak Burak Cakmak will discuss Gucci Group's sustainabilty objectives for group brands, context of sustainabilty in luxury segment and approaches toward achieving their goals. He will also talk about the reasons behind Gucci Group creating the scholarship. Gucci Group portfolio of brands include Central Saint Martins graduates Stella ... Philip Delamore Customisation & Rapid Prototyping: Philip Delamore's current research involves the application of computer and materials science to fashion design, utilising 3D bodyscanning, visualisation, customisation and direct 3D manufacturing. Delamore integrates 3D CAD and Rapid Prototyping(RP) into the Fashion design environment and a range of ... Suzanne Lee ‘BioCouture': is a visionary research project to grow clothing. It unites fashion and textile design with bio and nanotechnologies for future sustainable fashion. Led by fashion designer Suzanne Lee, Senior Research Fellow at Central Saint Martins, and scientist Dr. David Hepworth, BioCouture entails the growing of clothing from laboratory ... Carole Collet: Biomimicry: Designer Carole Collet, at Central Saint Martins, is developing smart textile surfaces that will change shape in reaction to ambient environmental changes. This project is investigating the potential of applying biomimetic principals from nature, in textile design.
Rebecca Earley Top 100 Upcycling Polyester & to touch on Ever & Again: A research project led by Becky Earley, at Chelsea College of Art & Design, about ‘upcycling'. Earley's projects include the development of processes and design that improve upon the value of the original textile or garment product in some way;
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