UAL Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute
The UAL Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute (FTTI) delivers sustainable innovation across the entire fashion and textiles value chain. The FTTI operates at the intersection of design, STEM, cultural anthropology and business practices.
Together with our partners we aim to foster a new creative culture in which fashion, textiles and technology businesses can use research and development to achieve resilient growth.
By bridging the gap between academic research and commercial textiles and fashion, we can open up opportunities for real-world applied disruption.
About us
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Experiencing Virtual Reality (VR), Photo by Alys Tomlinson
About the Institute
Find out about our partnerships, and research and development expertise.
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Studio workshop of Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, Photo by Steve Lancefield
Publications
Read our publications and learn more about our work.
Stories
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Image: Converts high-value fibre from fabric waste into spun yarns © Iinouiio
The UAL BFTT awards R&D funding innovative new UK textile recycling programme
The UAL Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology (BFTT) SME support programme has recently awarded Research & Development funding to iinouiio – a pioneering UK textile recycling business.
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© Reimagining the Experience of Fashion: the Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology, AHRC funded Creative R&D Partnership led by University of the Arts London
UAL announces the development of world-leading Virtual Production lab
University of the Arts London (UAL) is excited to announce the development of a specialist Virtual Production (VP) and XR Lab facility - via its Fashion Textiles and Technology Institute (FTTI) - creating capacity for innovative, transdisciplinary practice-led research in VP/XR textiles and dress.
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Image Credit: Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, 2023, photography by Illya Sobtchak
Blackhorse Lane Ateliers: UKs first Research and Development denim wash lab
The UK’s first Research and Development Denim Wash Lab was recently launched by Blackhorse Lane Ateliers (BLA) - a key SME partner for the Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology (BFTT) at University of the Arts London (UAL).
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Kira Issar, 2023.
Fashion Textiles and Technology Institute colleagues are awardees in UKRI’s £6 million circular fashion initiative to drive sustainability in fashion
Colleagues from University of the Arts London’s Fashion Textiles and Technology Institute have become awardees in UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) £6 million circular fashion initiative to drive sustainability in fashion.
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UAL awarded highest UK honour for its pioneering work in environmental and social sustainability in fashion
UAL has been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our leadership and pioneering work in environmental and social sustainability across the global fashion system. The honour marks over two decades of work across our various Colleges and research centres to shape the fashion industry of the future, enabling everyone from designers to manufacturers and suppliers to thrive through new thinking and transformation.
Study with us
Join UAL’s vibrant community of researchers. We offer theoretical and practice-based research programmes, leading to an MPhil or PhD.
There are currently over 250 research students at UAL who enjoy full access to all College and Institute resources as well as student training and support.
Work with us
The UAL Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute aims to deliver sustainable innovation across the entire fashion and textiles value chain. Together with our partners we aim to foster a new creative culture in which fashion, textiles and technology businesses can use research and development to achieve resilient growth.
To find out more about our work get in touch at ftti@arts.ac.uk
Our people
- Dr Jane Harris, Director of UAL FTTI, and Chair of Digital Design and Innovation
- Dr Mohammad Mahbubul Hassan, Professor of Advanced Sustainable Materials
- Dr Kate Goldsworthy, Professor in Circular Design and Innovation
- Dr Veronika Kapsali, Professor in Materials Technology and Design
- Dr Alessandra Vecchi, Reader in International Fashion Management
- Dr Emmanuel Silva, Reader in Applied Statistics for Fashion Business
- Dr Claire Bunyan, Senior R&D Fellow in Cultural Anthropology
- Rhosyn Tuta, Senior R&D Fellow in Cultural Anthropology
- Dr Joseph Houghton, R&D Fellow in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
- Laura Solomon, R&D Fellow in Textile Science and Technology
- Amy Hulme, Operations Manager (BFTT/FTTI)
- Ashleigh Dunn, SME R&D Manager
- Salah ud Din, Institute Coordinator
- Liv Barnes, R&D Coordinator
- Michelle Philgence, PA to the Director
FTTI Associate Partners:
- Queen Mary University London
- Loughborough University
- University College London
- Victoria and Albert Museum