Conference Organisers
Caroline Hemingray
Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Leeds
Caroline is currently working on a collaborative research project with Unilever and Innovate UK. Her PhD research explored the use of spun-dyed fibre as a more sustainable method of textile coloration. Caroline's research interests include the sustainable production, coloration and consumption of textiles for fashion.
Philippa Hill
PhD Research Student, School of Design, University of Leeds
Philippa's PhD research is studying repellency in outdoor apparel focusing on consumer use, maintenance and wearer comfort. More broadly, her research interests lie in corporate social responsibility, sustainable chemical use, the outdoor apparel industry and hiking or climbing up a mountain whenever possible.
Eunsuk Hur
Teaching Fellow, School of Design, University of Leeds
Eunsuk gained her PhD in sustainable fashion from School of Design, University of Leeds. Her research interests covers sustainable production and consumption, social innovation, co-creation, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Idea generation process.
Mark Sumner
Lecturer in Sustainability, Fashion and Retail, School of Design, University of Leeds
Mark’s ambition is to see each part of the fashion system motivated to be more sustainable because it makes business sense as well as being the right ‘thing to do’. Using his industrial and commercial experience in conjunction with his growing research portfolio he is exploring how different levers can be used to create change at all levels of the fashion system.
Mark Taylor
Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Leeds
Mark's research interests cover the comfort and protection of clothing systems for extreme and hostile environments and the role of textiles in protection in falls from height or from falling objects. He is currently the MA Textile Innovation and Branding Programme Leader.
Amy Twigger Holroyd
Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Leeds
Amy works on the AHRC-funded Design Routes project. Through her ‘craft fashion’ knitwear label, Keep & Share, she has explored the emerging field of fashion and sustainability since 2004. Her monograph, Folk Fashion: Understanding Homemade Clothes, will be published later this year by I.B.Tauris.