Stephanie Phillips, BAA, MA
Research Group: Digital Physicalities
Bio:
Stephanie Phillips graduated with a Masters of Art in Textile Futures from Central Saint Martins College & Design with the focus of material sustainability. Her design research practices focuses on the development of functional composite textiles for a single waste stream, focusing on bio-derived material sources.
Stephanie has been working in the field of Textile Design since 2003, and has been teaching Design since 2010, having taught at OCAD University prior to moving to Kwantlen Polytechnic University in 2014. Her work has been exhibited at Tent as part of London Design week, as well as The Munich Craft Council’s Exhibition on Craft & Innovation. She has worked as a trend forecaster with WGSN, and has run workshops with Subtle Technologies, IDEO and The University of Toronto.
Areas of research:
Biomaterials, Sustainability, Textiles, Functional Materials