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Intelligent Textile System for Interiors, Fashion and Rehabilitation

Key details

Location

  • External (UK)
  • 200 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 4ND

Price

  • Free

Who can attend

  • Everyone

Type

  • Exhibition

This exhibition, part of London Design Festival, brings together new research and innovation projects from across the RCA that focus on materials developments, climate action and the integration of artificial intelligence with design to drive innovation and sustainability.

Research projects from across the RCA will be on display as part of London Design Festival's Battersea Design District.

These interdisciplinary art and design-led projects focus on materials innovation, climate action and the integration of Artificial Intelligence with design to drive innovation and sustainability and make a positive impact on both industry and society. They are leading the way to a future in which design and technology can work together to create a more equitable and sustainable society.

Included in the exhibition are:

Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design

Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design (AiDLab) is the first research platform that focuses on the integration of Artificial Intelligence AI with design. It was jointly established by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the RCA, and is funded by the HKSAR Government under the InnoHK Research Clusters.

AiDLab is in a uniquely leading position to conduct interdisciplinary research that drives innovation and sustainability, and makes a positive impact on both industry and society.

AiDLab brings together a diverse mix of leading researchers and practitioners from its founding institutions to conduct research in two thematic programmes: Ergonomic and Inclusive Design, and Intelligent Fashion Design and Quality Control.

Ecological Citizen(s)

Ecological Citizen(s) is a 4 year Network+ based at the RCA in collaboration with University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute and Wrexham University, with a mission to catalyse Ecological Citizenship for positive climate action. The Network is made up of a transdisciplinary team working across design, citizen-science, activism, technology and engineering.

The ecological and climate crisis are the two biggest challenges facing humanity, however there are numerous digital opportunities to mitigate the impacts. Ecological Citizen(s) will mobilise diverse groups of people to make impactful change through accessible technology and community-focused approaches.

Textiles Circularity Centre

The Textiles Circularity Centre (TCC) is a UKRI funded programme that aims to enable the transition to a circular textiles economy through an interdisciplinary approach to research. It combines research into circular supply chains, biomaterials innovation and consumer experience to envision a circular future for the fashion-textiles industry.

Comprising researchers and academics with expertise spanning human-centred design, materials design and science, cognitive neuroscience, sensory interaction design and manufacture, the TCC undertakes research with the aim of turning post-consumer textiles, crop residues and household waste into renewable materials to produce high value textiles and consumer experiences.

Location and times

200 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 4ND

Opening hours

14 September 12-5pm

15 September 12-5pm

16 September 10am-6pm

17 September 10am-6pm

18 September 10am-7pm

19 September 10am-6pm

20 September 10am-6pm

21 September 12-5pm

22 September 12-5pm

Events

Battersea Design District Day | Wednesday 18 September

Join us on Wednesday 18 September for London Design Festival's Battersea Design District Day, when exhibitions and events will be happening across the district, showing the best in design that Battersea has to offer.

The exhibition will be open until 7pm, so please do pop in - no need to book.