Purpose and Vision

- responsible; ethically produced, traceable materials and responsible practices
- resourceful; capturing value from waste
- rewarding; trust and knowledge‐sharing to realise social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits
- respectful; working towards justice and equity
- renewable; developing, testing and scaling low‐impact, low‐carbon materials.
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Our Objectives

TextileR researchers work with small to medium enterprise (SMEs), industry and community groups focussing on solving these critical sustainability issues faced by the textile and fashion industries globally, from addressing modern slavery to enabling the circular economy.

The group’s research helps companies and organisations identify, test and commercialise new ideas that create transformative business opportunities and jobs, accelerating the open implementation of solutions with designers, SMEs, textile manufacturers, craftspeople, users and wearers, not-for-profits and recyclers.

In the community, TextileR offers a knowledge-base and meeting place for individuals and groups seeking to make change.

Globally, through deep industry and academic connections, we will facilitate collaboration with major textile initiatives, knowledge sharing and export opportunities with world‐leading textile nations.
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Contact Us
Associate Professor Tiziana Ferrero-Regis, tiziana.ferreroregis@qut.edu.au, +61 3138 0194
QUT Kelvin Grove, Z9 Block Level 2 203