TY - ADVS
T1 - Makers Who Teach - Me Here Now
T2 - Two Tiny Islands - Rathlin and Berneray
A2 - Gault, Alison
N1 - Alison Gault is Professor of Regenerative Textiles and Fashion at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University, and is an internationally renowned educator and designer. During her time as Course Director for the BA (Hons) Textile Art, Design, and Fashion Course, she directed a more regenerative practice, supporting students, designers, and industry to operate responsibly for both people and the planet. Alison has a diverse range of consultancy experience with industry, resulting in over 20 InvestNI innovation-funded projects and 8 InterTrade Ireland Fusion/Innovation Boost 18-month projects, and is currently working on the first Synergy all-island project BioDirect. Her real-world research includes the design development of fibres, fabrics, and products for health and wellbeing, and regenerative circular design systems. Alison’s recent research focus is on reviving linen spun fibres with an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded Design Exchange Partnership with Mourne Textiles through the Restoration and Redesign Project, and she is currently a researcher on two large AHRC grants, including the Green Transition Ecosystem Future Island and the Network Plus Risc+ Fashion and Textile Lead. Alison is the current Chair for the all-island Irish Grown Wool Council and is a member of the Management Committee and a Wool Research Hub Panel member and co-lead in the Education and Outreach group.
PY - 2025/3/6
Y1 - 2025/3/6
N2 - As a designer, educator and researcher with over 30 years of collaboration with industry, Alison Gault uses design principles as key drivers when creating a new collection or bespoke product. This work as a result reflects colour, rhythm, texture, pattern and scale. With a focus on circular design systems, and locally grown, locally processed fibres, this collection has been created by using traceable organic and naturally yarn from Birlinn yarns, sourced from the beautiful Hebridean sheep. By way of contrast the Rathlin yarn recently processed from the Future Island-Island project is also knitted using traditional motifs in the tradition of Fairisles, Faroe and Aran. The Rathlin black face has been viewed as too rough for textiles and registered as a category 3 waste product (a by-product of the meat industry). These products were developed to also test both wool yarns from islands in the North Atlantic to show that wool is both a smart and beautiful fibre and should be used as a valuable resource and never as waste.
AB - As a designer, educator and researcher with over 30 years of collaboration with industry, Alison Gault uses design principles as key drivers when creating a new collection or bespoke product. This work as a result reflects colour, rhythm, texture, pattern and scale. With a focus on circular design systems, and locally grown, locally processed fibres, this collection has been created by using traceable organic and naturally yarn from Birlinn yarns, sourced from the beautiful Hebridean sheep. By way of contrast the Rathlin yarn recently processed from the Future Island-Island project is also knitted using traditional motifs in the tradition of Fairisles, Faroe and Aran. The Rathlin black face has been viewed as too rough for textiles and registered as a category 3 waste product (a by-product of the meat industry). These products were developed to also test both wool yarns from islands in the North Atlantic to show that wool is both a smart and beautiful fibre and should be used as a valuable resource and never as waste.
M3 - Exhibition
PB - Craft Northern Ireland
ER -