6. Who We Are
“TFRC hosts a community of practice-based researchers who explore how
materials and textiles can enable a more sustainable future.”
Our research projects examine the future of textiles through several lenses:
§ Science and technology
§ Sustainable strategy
§ Future materials
§ Well-being and community of practice
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
8. LASER LINE
FOR NORTHFACE
Dr. Kate Goldsworthy
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
PhD: Laser-finishing: a new process for
designing recyclability in synthetic textiles’,
Mono Finishing / Laser Line
How can laser engineering be re-developed to
create innovative mono-material embellishing
and patterning techniques for future
applications in fashion with a focus on zero
waste and minimal construction.
11. PROTOTYPING
LASER LINE 2D AT TWI
Dr. Kate Goldsworthy
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
Finishing combined with garment
construction in a single process for
integrated production capability.
13. MISTRA FUTURE FASHION
Professor Becky Earley
Key Partners:
§ Innventia
§ SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
§ Swerea IVF
§ Chalmers University of Technology
§ Copenhagen Business School, Konstfack
§ Malmo University
§ Stockholm School of Economics
§ H&M
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
14. The TEN
Professor Becky Earley
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
Training Design Teams / SME Companies
Redesign Workshop: concepts improve
performance within range of 3% - 26%
17. Responsible Living for VF
Corporation USA
Professor Becky Earley /
TED@TFRC
In 2011 TED @ TFRC was selected by
VF Corporation, USA – the largest fashion
conglomerate in the world – to curate an
exhibition of prototypes to explore future
sustainability for their 25+ clothing brands, using
The TEN as a framework
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
18. SMART NATURAL
Biomimetic Textiles
PhD Candidate Jane Scott
How can the structure of knitted fabric be
engineered using biomimetic models to design
environmentally responsive textiles?
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
20. Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
Life My Mind – The North Face
Dr Jenny Tillotson
The invention was designed to work in a
North Face rucksack to demonstrate
computer-controlled scent delivery for
sports endurance and relaxation.
Exhibited at the VF Corp private world
summit to showcase the latest global textile
innovations, a replaceable cartridge system
was designed to fit a small unit and
customised in the front chest panel of a
hydration rucksack.
21. 1. wearable technology + fashion =
jewellery, smart clothing
2. ‘miniaturisation’, MEMS, lab-on-a-chip
biometric sensors, nanotechnology
3. smell communication, how this affects
the brain, mood, feelings and senses
Creative Convergence of
Scentsory
Design®
jOLFACTORY NERVE
Ancient
Art
of
Perfumery
+
Emerging
Technologies
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
22. FABER FUTURES
Natsai Chieza
Designer, Researcher,
Materiologist
Faber Futures is an ongoing project in
collaboration with the WARD Lab at UCL
that aims to find design strategies that
reappropriate bacteria in our material world.
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
25. ON-LOOM FINISHING
TECHNIQUES
Philippa Brock
§ 2D-3D: solo exhibition at the Montreal
Centre for Contemporary Textiles (2012)
§ Digital Jacquard: Mythologies (2013)
Hong Kong, Shenzhen Modern Design
Museum, China National Silk Museum
Hangzhou
§ Self Assembly is part of the Crafts
Council’s permanent collection in London
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
28. BIOLACE
Professor Carole Collet,
Design & Living System Lab
Biolace is a speculative design-led research
project that investigates the intersection of
synthetic biology and textile design to
propose future fabrication processes for
food and textiles.
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
30. BIOLOGICAL ATELIER:
A/W 2082 'BIO NOUVEAU'
COLLECTION
Amy Congdon, PhD
Candidate
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
31. BIOLOGICAL ATELIER: A.C.
ATELIER SKINCARE
COLLECTION
Amy Congdon
Expanding upon the Biological Atelier story,
this series suggests a future where beauty
products are formulated to be biologically
compatible with their users. Synthetically
engineered grafts are in need of high-tech
products that are specifically designed
around the needs of fashioned couture
skins.
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
32. BIOLOGICAL ATELIER:
A/W 2014 'HAUTE BACON'
COLLECTION
Amy Congdon
The ‘Haute Bacon’ collection, is made using
a technique called decellularisation, a
process developed for regenerative
medicine purposes that involves removing
the cells from an organ, leaving behind the
extracellular matrix.
Textile
Research
Centre
Futures
43. Research in context:
Translating Academic
Research Innovation
for commercial potential
Caroline Till,
Course Leader MA Material Futures,
Central Saint Martins & Director of
FranklinTill Studio
FranklinTill
Studio
