Edinburgh Napier University

Collaborative Innovation: Reflections on Research for Smart Textiles in a Theatre and Performance Context

Conference Proceeding

Robertson, S., Taylor, S., & Bletcher, J. (2019)

Collaborative Innovation: Reflections on Research for Smart Textiles in a Theatre and Performance Context. https://doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.9741296.v1

This paper presents interdisciplinary research initiated through collaboration in the area of smart textiles, prompted by the Scottish Textile Industry’s 10-year Strategy (acc...

Lit Lace for Performance

Physical Artefact

Taylor, S. (2018)

Lit Lace for Performance

With Robertson, I initiated, developed and led, Lit Lace for Performance, a culmination of cross-disciplinary collaborative work which explored the development of responsive s...

Fashion & Style Gallery, National Museum of Scotland

Exhibition / Performance

Taylor, S. & Robertson, S. Fashion & Style Gallery, National Museum of Scotland. Exhibited at Fashion & Style Gallery, National Museum of Scotland. 6 July 2016 - 31 January 2150. (Unpublished)

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Taylor, S. & Robertson, S. Fashion & Style Gallery, National Museum of Scotland. Exhibited at Fashion & Style Gallery, National Museum of Scotland. 6 July 2016 - 31 January 2150. (Unpublished

A 3m high static image of award winning Digital Lace design work features as a permanent exhibit in one of the ten major new galleries opened in July 2016 as part of the Museu...

Light-emitting Lace: a textile and lighting modular system

Physical Artefact

Taylor, S., Robertson, S., & Innes, M. (2018)

Light-emitting Lace: a textile and lighting modular system

Light-emitting Lace is a textile lighting proof of concept modular system comprising woven optical fibre and textile illuminator and the result of two, Textile Future Forum (T...

Design in Motion, V&A Dundee Touring Exhibition

Exhibition / Performance

Taylor, S. & Robertson, S. Design in Motion, V&A Dundee Touring Exhibition. Exhibited at Dundee & Scottish tour incl. V&A London. 13 February 2015 - 21 June 2015. (Unpublished)

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Taylor, S. & Robertson, S. Design in Motion, V&A Dundee Touring Exhibition. Exhibited at Dundee & Scottish tour incl. V&A London. 13 February 2015 - 21 June 2015. (Unpublished

Award-winning Digital Lace design work (Taylor & Robertson: ISWC 2014) was one of six, digital exhibits selected for the first V&A Museum of Design Dundee’s Touring Exhibition...

Crysalis: The Revival of Textiles Exhibition

Exhibition / Performance

Taylor, S., & Robertson, S. Crysalis: The Revival of Textiles Exhibition. Exhibited at TIO3 (Textiles Open Innovation Centre) Ronse, Belgium. 27 September 2014 - 27 September 2014. (Unpublished)

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Taylor, S., & Robertson, S. Crysalis: The Revival of Textiles Exhibition. Exhibited at TIO3 (Textiles Open Innovation Centre) Ronse, Belgium. 27 September 2014 - 27 September 2014. (Unpublished

Award winning light and colour-changing textile, Digital Lace (ISWC 2014) was part of the showcase of textiles selected for the European funded Crysalis: The Revival of Textil...

'Digital Lace', at International Symposium of Wearable Computers 2014 Exhibition

Exhibition / Performance

Taylor, S., & Robertson, S. 'Digital Lace', at International Symposium of Wearable Computers 2014 Exhibition. Exhibited at EMP Museum, Seattle. 13 September 2014 - 17 September 2016. (Unpublished)

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Taylor, S., & Robertson, S. 'Digital Lace', at International Symposium of Wearable Computers 2014 Exhibition. Exhibited at EMP Museum, Seattle. 13 September 2014 - 17 September 2016. (Unpublished

Digital Lace was selected for the International Symposium of Wearable Computers (ISWC), 2014 Design Exhibition, Seattle and won the ISWC 2014 Jury Award: Fibre Art. The work w...

Exemplary: 150 Years of the MAK from Arts and Crafts to Design, Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art Vienna

Exhibition / Performance

Taylor, S., Scholz, B., Hertenberger, A., Contrechoc, B., Stewart, B., Kurbak, E., …Nachtigall, T. R. Exemplary: 150 Years of the MAK from Arts and Crafts to Design, Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art Vienna. Exhibited at Vienna, Austria. 11 June 2014 - 5 October 2014. (Unpublished)

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Taylor, S., Scholz, B., Hertenberger, A., Contrechoc, B., Stewart, B., Kurbak, E., …Nachtigall, T. R. Exemplary: 150 Years of the MAK from Arts and Crafts to Design, Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art Vienna. Exhibited at Vienna, Austria. 11 June 2014 - 5 October 2014. (Unpublished

New research work (2012), Light-emitting Paper Strips was represented as part of a collaborative publication, E-Textile Swatch Exchange Swatchbook 2013 for the international e...

Hidden Stories

Exhibition / Performance

Taylor, S. Hidden Stories. Exhibited at Dovecot Studios Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. 2 June 2012 - 8 June 2012. (Unpublished)

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Taylor, S. Hidden Stories. Exhibited at Dovecot Studios Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. 2 June 2012 - 8 June 2012. (Unpublished

Selected for Hidden Stories exhibition at the Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh showcasing the work of Creative Scotland con-TEXT residencies at Heriot-Watt University injunction wit...

Made In Future - A Vision Of Things To Come, House of Lords London

Exhibition / Performance

Taylor, S. Made In Future - A Vision Of Things To Come, House of Lords London. Exhibited at London. 11 June 2010 - 11 June 2010. (Unpublished)

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Taylor, S. Made In Future - A Vision Of Things To Come, House of Lords London. Exhibited at London. 11 June 2010 - 11 June 2010. (Unpublished

A Follow on showcase and reception at the House of Lords for the Made In Future UK event in Milan by the Materials KTN as part of a structural materials and the creative indus...

21st Century Tapestry: an investigation of smart materials, technology interplay and heritage craftmanship

2021 - 2024

A collaborative partnership between Dovecot Studios (Edinburgh), Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh Napier University. Supervision has been discussed and agreed in principal as follows: • Sarah ...

Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £54,004

Innovative Lighting Solutions for Smart Textile Production

2017 - 2017

The project will develop specialised lighting systems appropriate for lighting woven optical fibre, develop lighting capacity as an integrated component, and advance large scale commercial manufacture...

Funder: Heriot Watt University | Value: £45,749

12 Closes Community Co-design Project, Phase 1

2016 - 2022

12 Closes is a 4 year project partnership with Edinburgh World Heritage to re-invigorate and redesign a series of the Royal Mile's pedestrian closes. The projects will be developed through a process o...

Funder: Edinburgh World Heritage | Value: £57,600