RESEARCH
“Design capabilities have evolved
with the development and engagement of various tools and frameworks
to produce deeper reflections, meaningful contributions and discourses of design.”
Book Chapters
(2023). Exploring Research Space in Fashion: A Framework for Meaning Making, in Rodgers, P. & Yee, J. (eds). Routledge Companion to Design Research (2nd Ed), pp.224-238.) London: Routledge.
(2022). The Dimensions of Thinking, Reflecting and Knowing through Design, Integrated Science, THINIKING: Bioengineering of Science and Art, Springer.
(2014). Exploring Research Space in Fashion: The Fluidity of Knowledge between Designers, Individuals and Society, in Rodgers, P. & Yee, J. (eds). Routledge Companion to Design Research, pp.72-86), London: Routledge.
journal articles
(2022) Visual Knowing: A Case-Study of Gigamapping as a Pedagogical Approach, Journal of Design Thinking, 2(2).
(2021) Sustainable Practice: The Future Mode of Temporality in Fashion, Fashion, Style and Popular Culture Journal, 8(4), 377-385.
(2020). Systems Thinking for Bottom-Up Social Innovation: An Examination of Social Practices, Strategic Design Research Journal, 13(2), 137-149.
(2019). From Design Thinking to Design Knowing: An Educational Perspective, Journal of Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education, 18(2), 187-200
(2016). Growing and Sustaining Creative Pattern Cutting as a Recognised Profession in Asia. Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 9(2), 161-167. London: Taylor & Francis.
conference papers
(2021). Defining Heritage and Cultural Preservation through Design: A Framework for Experience Design. Paper published in Proceedings of IASDR 2021, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK.
(2021). Designing Resilience: Mapping Singapore’s Sustainable Fashion Movements. Paper published in Proceedings of Cumulus Roma, Sapienza University, Italy.
(2021). Evolving the Conventional Curriculum: Innovative Learning Interventions to Enhance Learning Competencies. Paper published in Proceedings of Cumulus Roma, Sapienza University, Italy.
(2019). Social Innovation and Co-Creation through Design: Utilising Natural Resources to Facilitate Sustainable Development. Paper published Proceedings of Cumulus Rovaniemi: Around the Campfire, Resilience and Intelligence, University of Lapland, Finland.
(2018). Collective Individualism in Design. Paper published in Proceedings of Cumulus Paris: To Get There, Conférence des Écoles Supérieures d'Arts Appliqués de Paris, France.
(2018). Social Innovation through Design: A Model for Design Education. Paper published in Proceedings of Cumulus Paris: To Get There, Conférence des Écoles Supérieures d'Arts Appliqués de Paris, France.
(2017). Learning through Disruptive Interactions. Paper published in Proceedings of REDO Cumulus, Design School Kolding, Denmark.
(2015). Knowledge Convergence: Research Boundaries in Collaborative Practice. Paper published in Proceedings of The Theory and Reality of the Convergence in Arts: International Conference on Arts and Design Interdisciplinary Studies. Sungkyunkwan University, Korea.
(2013). Fashion as Aesthetic Experience: A Discussion of Subject-Object Interaction. Paper published in Proceedings of IASDR 2013: Consilience and Innovation in Design, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan.
(2013). Defining Design Knowledge: A Cultural Examination of Young Chinese Consumers. Paper included in One Inch of KeSi Silk, One Ounce of Gold: The Fifth Revival of China’s Kesi Design and Production Industry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK.
(2013). An Investigation of Spatially Fluid Knowledge within the Retail System. Paper published in Proceedings of Experiential Knowledge Special Interest Group 2013 Conference: Knowing Inside Out – Experiential Knowledge, Expertise and Connoisseurship, Loughborough University, UK.
(2012). Design Knowledge as a Tool for Initiating Change: Rethinking the Design Process. Paper presented at Swiss Design Network Symposium 2012: Disruptive Interaction, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland