The Slow Textiles Group is an International Sustainable Textiles Design Management company with headquarters in London, UK.
“All our members are cultural meaning creators,” says Dr Emma Neuberg, director of the Slow Textiles Group and founder of Slow Textiles, a global movement for sustainable textiles industry, study and enterprise (currently referenced 34,000,000+ times online).
“Each member imbues materials, garments, images, systems and craft with invested and processed cultural meaning. This creates value and competitive edge by being symbolic, insightful and eloquent and grounds creators and audiences in a crafted language that can be felt, shared, talked about, held in mind, understood and owned.
“The importance of this cannot be over-estimated as it ultimately leads to individuation (for individuals and brands), liberation from mediocrity, waste reduction and increased happiness (all to lasting effect) and we know how significant these are for planet, people and health (ie. no more unconscious projection and envious attacks) as well as social, resource and cultural capital…Our members are the most established names in the field.”
The aim of the Slow Textiles Group is to push the boundaries of textiles practice and related industries (including Behavioural Science, Social Care, Agriculture, Chemical Engineering, Oceanic Sciences and Waste Management), and record the resulting innovations, concepts and projects through publication, exhibition and an exciting, door-opening programme of events.
“Design, clothing and textiles exist in a cognizant, collective space, based upon Survivalist Principles, not some place of coincidental zeitgeist and serendipity,” says Dr Neuberg.
The pioneering enterprise originates from Neuberg’s original research into Sustainable Design Systems whilst a doctoral candidate at the Royal College of Art in London, an awardee of the National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts Creative Pioneer Programme and a consultant at Textiles Environment Design at Chelsea College of Art & Design (now Centre for Circular Design) at the University of the Arts, London.
Established in 2009, the Slow Textiles Group thrives with international demand for its unparalleled, reflective, theoretical and collaborative frameworks for design and textiles practice, professional development, educational and industry support, lifelong learning and community networks.
Our collective vision is integrative, progressive and global.
The Slow Textiles Group headquarters is at Textiles Hub London (a Slow Textiles Group franchise) and events are available livestream (for special requests, please ask).
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