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Engineering Fashion - Inventions

1,080 views · Published 17 November 2017 · 1:11:43 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: Beach TV CSULB · 2017 · Education

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KRISTINE UPESLEJA
Founder, Madisons — Innovative Materials
A journey into trends and concepts for a new materials world. Engineering fashion means bringing in new materials and new ways of making things. Everything we see and hold takes shape, thanks to materials. A new generation of materials changes the design world! Scientist/inventors have grown things from bacteria and tea. We print our clothes on a 3-D printer and embed conductive yarns into a shirt, or we make clothing out of coffee grounds and milk.
This is what the new generation of designers needs to know: A completely new approach and expertise is required. New job descriptions such as Materials Alchemist, Synthetic Biologist, or Design Futurist are necessary to move forward. Designers are exploring the findings of electronics, software, and bioengineering. Collaborations with other industries are inevitable.
Students should know we’re enjoying a major materials revolution which oers opportunities now, in the future and in global markets.
Kristine’s interest for materials and surfaces originates in her former work as a costume designer for opera and theater in Europe. She’s always been fascinated by the many possibilities and applications in the design world. Over the years she learned about changes in the industry and the impact that new, innovative materials have on the space that surrounds us. Today She curates and directs the Innovative Textiles & Materials Department in the Library at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles.
She’s the founder of consulting firm MADISONS- Innovative Materials

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