Sustainable Fashion Textiles Research: Engaging with New Technologies

Sustainable Fashion Textiles Research: Engaging with New Technologies is a paper written by Dr Joan Farrer & Angie Finn for Textiles Magazine the quarterly journal of The Textiles Institute.

This paper discusses how new technologies will enable fashion textiles research to be disseminated amongst a new generation of producers and consumers via interactive and web technologies.

Right: Dark Satanics after Lowry by Thomas Mossop, 2009

The Power of a Single Prototype

The Power of a Single Prototype: Sustainable Fashion Textile Design and the prevention of Serious Skin Cancer is a paper written by Dr Joan Farrer & Angie Finn and presented at the International Conference for Virtual and Rapid Prototyping (VRAP) in 2009. The authors consider how the design of a product can enhance and support sustainable design practice while contributing a potential solution to an ongoing health issue.

1080 KILLS KIWIS

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- Government Policy
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- Scholarly Texts from Thinkers
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Why a Sustainable Fashion Textiles Research Blog?

There are a plethora of Sustainable Fashion Textiles Sites, Companies, Experts and Theories. Through this site we hope to share leading research in this field from established and emerging contributors in the commercial, academic and public sectors. We will provide links to some key sites and resources and look forward to a stimulating exchange.

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