Design Innovation News Center
Creating e-textiles is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in 91²Ö¿â’s DI Hub in collaboration with 91²Ö¿â’s School of Fashion.
The Design Innovation Initiative at 91²Ö¿â is excited to announce the selected participants for the inaugural cohort of the DI Creatives‑in‑Residence (CIR) Program, a semester-long residency that supports visionary creatives…
David E. Silva participated in The John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellows Program, a six-week intensive fellowship with the Design Innovation Initiative that embodies DI's core mission of fostering interdisciplinary…
Linda Ohrn-McDaniel is a Professor in the School of Fashion, where she focuses her teaching and creative practice in the development of knits. She conducts collaborative and interdisciplinary research within areas of advanced material…
Dr. Robert Pettys-Baker graduated with a Ph.D. in Human Factors and Ergonomics from the University of Minnesota. He previously received a B.S. in Apparel Design and M.S. in Apparel Studies from the University of Minnesota. Robert’s…
Krissi Riewe Stevenson holds an M.F.A. and a B.F.A. in Fashion Design from the University of North Texas, where she began her applied research on the use of both traditional craft methods and emerging digital tools to bring innovation into…
Dr. Hughes-Riley is an Associate Professor in Electronic Textiles at Nottingham Trent University (United Kingdom) where their research focuses on the design and development of novel electronic textile (E-textile) devices. Their research…
As part of the John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Faculty Fellowship, VCD professor Hadi Rahmati partnered with Computer Science assistant professor Raiful Hasan to improve how self-driving cars communicate with pedestrians.
As part of Hawken School’s annual FAB Play Maker Educators Institute, Integrated Mathematics major and future math teacher, Anna Leitson, led a hands-on workshop titled Integrating Sewing Arts into the Classroom.
A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at 91²Ö¿â’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they…
