Active Materials Lab
Publications
Challenging perceptions of fast and slow in contemporary fashion
George, H.A., Tregenza, L., Stenton, M., Kapsali, V., Blackburn, R.S. and Houghton, J.A. (2023) Challenging perceptions of fast and slow in contemporary fashion: A review of the paper dresses trend in the United Kingdom and the United States during the 1960s, International Journal of Sustainable Fashion and Textiles, 2(1), pp. 29-52. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1386/sft_00019_1.
Creating translational knowledge
Hall, Cathryn and Knight, Laura and Kapsali, Veronika (2023) Creating translational knowledge: The role of visual communication design and prototyping methods in the research process. In: EKSIG 2023: From Abstractness to Concreteness, 19-20 June 2023, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Bioinspired Textiles
Kapsali, V. and Hall, C.A. (2023). Bioinspired Textiles; Observations from the Evaluation of a Novel Practice-Based Framework Linking Lessons on Sustainable/Circular Design from Biology to Textile Practice, Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice, 11(1,2), pp. 148-167.
Biomimicry, biomaterials and textiles
Kapsali, V. and de Oliveira, C.R. (2023) .Biomimicry, biomaterials and textiles, in Accelerating Sustainability in Fashion, Clothing and Textiles. Routledge, pp. 289-298.
From Boxfish to Twistbox
Walters, K., Kapsali. V. (2023). From Boxfish to Twistbox: Developing a Woven Textile Hinge Through Bio-inspired Design, in Textile Intersections 2023. Textile Intersections 2023, Design Research Society. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21606/TI-2023/108.
Referencing Historical Practices and Emergent Technologies in the Future Development of Sustainable Textiles
Auerbach George, H., Stenton, M., Kapsali, V., Blackburn, R.S. and Houghton, J.A. (2022). Referencing Historical Practices and Emergent Technologies in the Future Development of Sustainable Textiles: A Case Study Exploring Ardil, a UK-Based Regenerated Protein Fibre, Sustainability, 14(14), p. 8414. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148414.
Sustainable approaches to textile design
Kapsali and Hall, C. (2022) . Sustainable approaches to textile design: Lessons from biology, in. DRS2022, Bilbao: Design Research Society. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.199.
All things bio
Kapsali, V. (2022). All things bio: A conceptual domain-based approach to mapping practice within the landscape of biologically informed disciplines, The Design Journal, 25(4), pp. 516-536. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2022.2058449.
Method of mapping interdisciplinary research and practice at the intersection of biology and design
Kapsali, V. (2022). Method of mapping interdisciplinary research and practice at the intersection of biology and design, in. DRS2022, Bilbao: Design Research Society. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.150.
The Potential for Regenerated Protein Fibres within a Circular Economy
Stenton, M., Houghton, J.A., Kapsali, V. and Blackburn, R.S. (2021) The Potential for Regenerated Protein Fibres within a Circular Economy: Lessons from the Past Can Inform Sustainable Innovation in the Textiles Industry, Sustainability, 13(4), p. 2328. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042328.
From Clothing Rations to Fast Fashion
Stenton, M., Kapsali, V., Blackburn, R.S. and Houghton, J.A. (2021) From Clothing Rations to Fast Fashion: Utilising Regenerated Protein Fibres to Alleviate Pressures on Mass Production, Energies, 14(18), p. 5654. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185654.
From a Pinecone to Design of an Active Textile
Kapsali, V. and Vincent, J. (2020) From a Pinecone to Design of an Active Textile, Biomimetics, 5(4), p. 52. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics5040052.