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RAU research projects offer insight into methodologies, materials, and outcomes within contemporary textile research and innovation.

Feeling of Being

A Woven Home

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Researcher(s)

  • Xinhan Zhang

E-Textile Joining Technologies

An exploratory study towards developing flexible connectors
in wearable e-textile applications

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Koloa as a Research Methodology

A Sit-Down Talanoa

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Researcher(s)

  • Sia Ngata

Mending the Kupenga

Towards a Language of Reciprocity
Between Ancestral Textile & Storytelling Practices

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Researcher(s)

  • Arielle Walker

(un)dressing Utopia

Connecting to a Local Exploration
of Fashion Consumption

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Researcher(s)

  • Callum Forbes-Day

Strong Wool Speaks

Exploring a Material Conversation
in the Knitting of Strong Wool for Acoustic Design

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Researcher(s)

  • Sarah Shepherd
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