Members and contact persons


Aalto University - School of Arts, Design and Architecture & School of Chemical Engineering
www.aalto.fi/en/
Contact persons:
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Professor; pirjo.kaariainen@aalto.fi
Pouta Emmi, Post Doc; emmi.pouta@aalto.fi


Anhalt University of Applied SciencesMateriability Research Group
info@materiability.com
Contact persons:
Manuel Kretzer, Professor for Material and Technologies in Design, Director Materiability Research Group; manuel.kretzer@hs-anhalt.de
Virginia Binsch, Doctoral Candidate; virginia.binsch@hs-anhalt.de


Art Academy of Latvia – Department of Textiles 
www.lma.lv
Contact person:
Ieva Krumina, Professor; ievakrumina@inbox.lv

 

ArtEZ - Institute of the Arts
www.artez.nl
Contact person:
Daniëlle Bruggeman, Professor; D.Bruggeman@ArtEZ.nl

 

Auckland University of Technology  –  School of Arts and Design
www.aut.ac.nz
Contact person:
Frances Joseph, Professor; frances.joseph@aut.ac.nz

 

Chalmers University of Technology 
www.ait.gu.se
www.chalmers.se/arch
Contact persons:
Olof Torgersson, Associated ProfessorDepartment of Applied Information Technology; olof.torgersson@chalmers.se
Monica Peterson Billger, Professor, Department of Architecture; monica.billger@chalmers.se

 

Cornell University – Department of Architecture & Department of Design Tech
https://aap.cornell.edu/academics/architecture
https://designtech.cornell.edu/academics/designtech
Contact person:
Jenny Sabin, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture and Chair of Design Tech; jsabin@cornell.edu

 

Designskolen Kolding – Lab for Play and Design 
www.designskolenkolding.dk
Contact Person:
Sofie Kinch, Assistant Professor; sk@dskd.dk

 

Eindhoven University of Technology – Future Everyday cluster of the Department of Industrial Design
www.tue.nl
Contact Persons:
Oscar Tomico, Associate Professor; o.tomico@tue.nl
Kristina Andersen, Associate Professor; h.k.g.andersen@tue.nl

 

Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
https://softmatters.ensadlab.fr/
www.ensad.fr/en
Contact Person:
Aurélie Mosse, PhD, co-head of the Soft Matters research group, Ensadlab: aurelie.mosse@ensad.fr

 

Estonian Academy of Arts
https://www.artun.ee/en/home/
Contact Persons:
Kristi Kuusk, Assistant professor, kristi.kuusk@artun.ee
Kart Ojavee, Senior Researcher; kart.ojavee@artun.ee

 

Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering
www.elisava.net
Contact Person
Marina Castan Cabrero, Marina, Researcher & Professor; mcastan@elisava.net

 

ETH, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich - Institute of Technology in Architecture
www.caad.arch.ethz.ch
Contact person:
Ludger Hovestadt, Professor, hovestadt@arch.ethz.ch

 

Heriot-Watt University – School of Textiles & Design
www.hw.ac.uk
Contact person:
George Stylios, Professor; g.stylios@hw.ac.uk

 

Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia 
www.iaac.net
Contact person:
Areti Markopoulou, Master Program Director; areti@iaac.net

 

Interactive Institute Swedish ICT
www.tii.se
Contact person:
Peter Ljungstrand,  Studio Director; peter.ljungstrand@ri.se

 

IU International University
www.iu.org
Contact Person: 
Katharina Bredies, Professor for Interaction DesignHead of Media Design in Distance Learning; katharina.bredies@iu.org

 

KOBAKANT artist collective
www.kobakant.at
Contact person:
Mika Satomi, mika@kobakant.at


Konstfack
https://www.konstfack.se/en/Education/Masters-Degree-Programmes/CRAFT/
https://www.konstfack.se/en/Education/Masters-Degree-Programmes/Spatial-Design/
Contact persons: 
Maja Gunn, Professor, Department of Crafts; Maja.Gunn@konstfack.se
Kristina Fridh, Professor, The Department of Design, Interior Architecture and Visual communications (DIV); Kristina.Fridh@konstfack.se


Louisiana State University
https://www.lsu.edu
Contact persons:
Farzaneh Oghazian, Assistant Professor of Architecture in College of Art and Design;
foghazian@lsu.edu
Sibei Xia, Assistant professor in the Department of Textiles, Apparel Design, and Merchandising; sibeixia@lsu.edu


MIT
https://sap.mit.edu
https://www.kvarch.net
Contact Person
Sheila Kennedy, Professor of Architecture,  Director of Design & Applied Research: MATx; sheilak@mit.edu

 

New Jersey Institute of Technology – College of Architecture and Design 
www.njit.edu
Contact person:
John Rhett Russo, Associate Professor; john.r.russo@njit.edu


Nottingham Trent UniversitySchool of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment and Nottingham School of Art & Design
www.ntu.ac.uk
Contact persons:
Marisela Mendoza, Associate Professor, Architecture;  marisela.mendoza@ntu.ac.uk
Tina Downes, Deputy Head of Department, Fashion Textiles and Knitwear Design; tina.downes@ntu.ac.uk

 

Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design (PIFD), Lahore, Pakistan
www.pifd.edu.pk
Contact person:
Khadija Hassan, Assistant Professor; khadija.hassan@pifd.edu.pk

 

Pratt Institute – Department of Industrial Design
www.pratt.edu/design/industrial-design/industrial-design-mid/
Contact person:
Katrin Mueller-Russo, Professor; katrin.mueller-russo@th-koeln.de

 

Rhode Island School of Design 
www.virtualtextilesresearchgroup.com/
https://catalyst.risd.edu/
Contact Persons:
Joy Ko, Critic, Department of Textiles; jko01@risd.edu
Peter Yeadon, Professor, Department of Industrial Design; pyeadon@risd.edu


Royal College of Art, Textiles Programme
https://www.rca.ac.uk/
Contact Person:
Anne Toomey, Head of Programme; anne.toomey@rca.ac.uk


Tsinghua University-- Academy of Arts and Design
https://www.enad.tsinghua.edu.cn
Contact Person
Professor Zang Yingchun; yingchun71@126.com


The Pennsylvania State University - Department of Architecture
Stuckeman Center for Design Computing
https://arts.psu.edu/academics/department-of-architecture/
https://arts.psu.edu/academics/stuckeman-school/
Contact Persons:
Felecia Davis, PhD, Associate Professor; fadav@psu.edu
Jose Pinto Duarte, PhD, Director of the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing; jxp400@psu.edu


The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
www.karch.dk
Contact Person:
Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, Professor, mette.thomsen@kadk.dk


The Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts Łódź
https://www.asp.lodz.pl/index.php/pl/about-the-academy
Contact Person:
Dominika Krogulska-Czekalska, Professor, dominika.krogulska-czekalska@asp.lodz.pl


University of Borås – The Swedish School of Textilesdepartment of textile and fashion design
https://www.hb.se/en/department-of-design/
www.hb.se/ths
Contact Persons:
Delia Dumitrescu, Professor; Delia.Dumitrescu@hb.se
Marjan Kooroshnia, Associate professor and coordinator of ArcInTex; marjan.kooroshnia@hb.se


University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh College of Art
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/
Contact Person:
Sarah Kettley, Chair of design and material innovation; sarah.kettley@ed.ac.uk

 

University of Gothenburg – HDK-Valand- Academy of Art and Design
https://www.gu.se/en/hdk-valand
Contact Person:
Jessica Hemmings, Professor of Craft; jessica.hemmings@hdk.gu.se


University of Lapland - Faculty of Art and Design
www.ulapland.fi
Contact Person:
Heidi Pietarinen, Professor; heidi.pietarinen@ulapland.fi


University of Newcastle – Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
http://bbe.ac.uk/
Contact Person:
Jane Scott, Principal Research Associate; Jane.Scott@newcastle.ac.uk


University of Nottingham, Ningbo China - Faculty of Science and Engineering
https://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/
Contact Person:
Martijnten Bhömer, Assistant Professor; m.t.bhomer@gmail.com


Universität der Künste Berlin - Architecture, Media and Design
www.udk-berlin.de
Contact Persons:
Gesche Joost, Professor; gesche.joost@udk-berlin.de
Norbert Palz , Professor; n.palz@udk-berlin.de


VIA University College – Centre for Sustainable Textile Production
https://en.via.dk
Contact persons: 
Anne Louise Bang, Senior Associate Professor PhD; ANLB@via.dk
Poul-Erik Jørgensen, Research, Development & Innovation Manager; PEJO@via.dk


Vilnius Academy of Arts
www.vda.lt
Contact Persons:
Egle Ganda Bogdaniene, Professor at textile department, Doctoral study program in Arts; egleganda.bogdaniene@vda.lt
Lina Košeleva, Head of International Relations Office Lina Košeleva; lina.koseleva@vda.lt


Weisensee School of Art, Berlin – Department of Textile/Surface Design
www.kh-berlin.de
Contact Persons:
Zane Berzina, Professor; berzina@kh-berlin.de
Christiane Sauer, Professor; sauer@kh-berlin.de


Wilson College of Textiles - NC State University
https://textiles.ncsu.edu
Contact Person:
Andre West, Associate Professor and Director of the Zeis Textiles Extension for Economic Development; ajwest2@ncsu.edu

 

 

Steering Group

Professor Aurelie Mosse, Université Paris Sciences Lettres

Professor Jane ScottUniversity of Newcastle

Professor Ann-Louise Bang, VIA Univerity College  

Professor Delia Dumitrescu, University of Borås

Professor Anne Toomey, Royal College of Art

Senior Lecturer Sarah Kettley, Edinburgh University

Associate Professor Oscar Tomico, Eindhoven University of Technology

Associate Professor  Kristina Andersen, Eindhoven University of Technology

Professor Egle Ganda Bogdaniene, Vilnius Academy of Arts

Professor  Pirjo Kääriäinen, Aalto University

Associate professor Marjan Kooroshnia, University of Borås