School of Art, Design and Media (ADM)

My background is in mixed media textile design for fashion. I have exhibited and sold work internationally and worked in various areas of the fashion and textiles field, including styling and art direction:  clients have included the BBC, Michiko Koshino and Reebok.  My work has also been featured in Elle Decoration, WGSN, MADE and International Textiles.

The ubiquitous yet shape-shifting quality of textiles often means that its role in the designed object is unseen, unspoken or undermined.  The textile design community is tentative in articulating a critical awareness of its distinctive type of design thinking.

My PhD by Thesis seeks to explore how concepts in, and conceptualisations of textile design are communicated amongst textile designers, towards other types of designers and into broader cultural contexts.

Current Research ^{[Back to top]}

Igoe, E. (In preparation). Communication and concepts in textile design – a new perspective on design thinking. Ph.D. thesis. London: Royal College of Art.

Publications

Articles ^{[Back to top]}

Igoe, E. (2010). The Tacit-turn - textile design in design research. Duck: The Journal of Textile Design Research, 1(1), 1-11.

Igoe, E (2007). Flock; Designing a new future. Conference Proceedings of 19th International Flock Symposium, Berlin, Germany

Papers, Posters & Presentations ^{[Back to top]}

April 2009 Presentation at the Fashion & Textiles Council Research Event, Central St Martins College of Art & Design, London

Feb 2008 Presentation at the Flockage Symposium, Bournemouth, UK

Nov 2007 Presentation at the American Flock Association AGM Portland, Maine, USA

Mar 2007 Paper presentation ‘Flock; Designing a new future?’ 19th International Flock Symposium, Berlin, Germany

Mar 2007 Collaborative Poster Presentation, London Technology Network Event

Mar 2007 Presentation, Textiles Research Networking Event, Goldsmiths University

Group Exhibitions ^{[Back to top]}

Igoe, E. (2010).  A Few Lines. Portsmouth: University of Portsmouth Eldon Gallery. 

Igoe, E. (2006 – 2007). Flockage: The Flock Phenomenon, Russell Cotes Museum, Bournemouth