Textile Design, Fashion and Management
Textiles is an industry where innovations in process as well as product are required to effectively integrate all aspects of design, technology, retail and management.
To address this, this research group is multi-disciplinary and covers areas as diverse as applied management, textile design, colour, trend forecasting, retail management, fashion merchandising, supply chain management, CAD, digital design, consumer behaviour, internet shopping, retail marketing, product development, enterprise and innovation.
Research themes
- Design communication
- Design education
- Design management
- Digital design
- Emotional aspects of design and consumer behaviour
- Fashion design
- Fashion retailing
- Global operations management
- International supply chain management
- Textile design
Facilities
The School of Materials has dedicated design and retailing studios and excellent CAD facilities. Software includes Scotweave, AVA, Lectra (PrimaVision, Kaledo Style and Modaris), Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Members of staff
- Mrs Sonja Andrew
- Dr Liz Barnes
- Mr Nick Clarke
- Mr Rink Desai
- Ms Kandy Diamond
- Ms Ana Jolly
- Mrs Kay Kamal
- Dr Helen McCormick
- Mrs Kate Sayer
- Dr Pammi Sinha
- Ms Rachel Studd
- Dr Lindsey Taylor
- Dr Stephanie Tsai
- Dr Delia Vazquez
- Dr Yi Wang
- Ms Vicki Wheeler