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Eliminating textile waste requires new ways of thinking

A lot of material is wasted when clothes are produced; reducing this waste requires new ways of thinking. “The system was built up during a time when we thought that the earth's resources were unlimited, which we now know is not true. My model and experimental three-dimensional designs aim to get designers and the industry to move away from the current system,” said Holly McQuillan, who recently defended her doctoral thesis in textile design at the Swedish School of Textiles.

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Last updated: 2023-11-28

She explores body movement as a material in design processes

When it comes to design, we usually focus on the clothes we wear to enable different kinds of movement. Significant potential still exists when it comes to exploring how the body and movements interact with other materials and how this creates different design expressions. This is according to Linnea Bågander, who recently defended her doctoral thesis in the field of Textiles and Fashion at the Swedish School of Textiles.

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Last updated: 2023-04-21

Canvas simplifies and improves – first impressions

Prior to the university's transition to Canvas, a group of teachers has had the opportunity to test pilot the learning platform with their courses. Gisela Bohlin and Emma Almingefeldt, Lecturers at the Department of Pre-School and School Teacher Education, have been using Canvas since the start of the term in January 2021. They think that it has already made things easier when it comes to their and their students' work.

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Last updated: 2023-04-21