Friends,
please find a call for papers to "TRANSITION: RE-THINKING TEXTILES AND SURFACES"
at the University of Huddersfield,
November 26/27 2014
Please pass on to anyone who may be interested
Thankyou
Pammi
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TRANSITION: RE-THINKING TEXTILES AND SURFACES
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A CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD
NOVEMBER 26th and 27th 2014
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Textiles and Surfaces have surrounded us in different forms for millennia. Fibres and materials made from bark, wood, sand, glass, and skin became early textiles and surfaces developing into the multi structural unconventional materials for interior, architectural and wearable functional design that inspire, create and evolve our relationship with materials, space and form in our contemporary environment today.
The Re-Thinking context of the conference questions the future of textiles and surfaces the industry and the importance of higher education within this industry. The conference aims at examining the current and future developments in textiles and surfaces asking what are the future of the textile and surface industries?
We will examine this over the two day conference and are inviting abstracts to be considered for invitation to develop full papers.
We invite papers for one of the four tracks below.
1: Science and Technology
2: Sustainable Futures
3: Craftsmanship and the Hand Made
4: Enterprise/Industry/Business
Abstracts of no more than 500 words will undergo a double blind peer reviewing system and selected authors will be invited to develop their abstracts into full papers and presentation at the Conference. Authors need to identify to which track they wish to submit their abstract.
Full papers will need to be between 4,000 and 6,000 words (20 minute presentation time), Harvard referencing system.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Lidewij Edelkoort
A trend forcaster, curator, publisher,and educator who constantly lives in the future. Made a Honorary Royal Designer for Industry in 2014 by the RSA for her pioneering and inspirational life's work.
David Shah
A publisher at Metropolitan Publishing BV(Textile View, View 2, Viewpoint, Pantone View Colour Planner, Textile View VFF China Assistant Professor Renmin University Beijing.
Dead Lines:
Submission of Abstracts by April 7th to the following address: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
* Notification of acceptance by 12th May.
* Full Papers by 1st August.
* Reviewers Feedback by 29th September.
* Final paper and power points submitted by 3rd November.
* Early bird registration period up to 1st September.
* Registration closes 24th November.
Conference registration: Includes lunch both days evening meal on Wednesday 26th and refreshments both days - (menu and dietary requirements to follow closer to the conference dates.)
Early bird rates £375
Full rates £420
Student rates £275
Day rate £250 (not including wed evening meal)
Full Conference only rate £400 does not include evening meal.
Conference Organisers: Professor John Miles, Joanne Harris, Dr Pammi Sinha.
A full website with conference proceedings, hotel and venue information and registration will be available soon.
Conference address: The University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK, HD1 3DH
Enquiries: +44 (0) 1484 473813/471382
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Dr. Pammi Sinha, FHEA, CTextFTI
Reader Fashion Management
Art, Design and Architecture
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