RAU research projects offer insight into methodologies, materials, and outcomes within contemporary textile research and innovation.
A Vindication of Disorderly Women
Using contemporary fashion design to respond to and portray the historical exclusion of women from tailoring practice
Researcher(s)
- Gemma Goldfinch
Feeling of Being
A Woven Home
Researcher(s)
- Xinhan Zhang
E-Textile Joining Technologies
An exploratory study towards developing flexible connectors
in wearable e-textile applications
Koloa as a Research Methodology
A Sit-Down Talanoa
Researcher(s)
- Sia Ngata
Denim, Deconstructed
Deconstructing the notion of denim through avant-garde methods
Researcher(s)
- Milan Jeon
Mending the Kupenga
Towards a Language of Reciprocity
Between Ancestral Textile & Storytelling Practices
Researcher(s)
- Arielle Walker
(un)dressing Utopia
Connecting to a Local Exploration
of Fashion Consumption
Researcher(s)
- Callum Forbes-Day
Strong Wool Speaks
Exploring a Material Conversation
in the Knitting of Strong Wool for Acoustic Design
Researcher(s)
- Sarah Shepherd