Role
Designer / Researcher
Institution/Country
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Topic
Slow fashion in action: Creating value in handcrafted textiles through consumer experience of Indian traditional textile communities’ making processes and social fabric
Biography
Dr Deborah Emmett has skills in graphic design, photography and print making. Her career in design has been as both an educator and researcher. In 2023 she completed a PhD, the research focus on co-designing with textile artisan communities in India.
Since 2003 Deborah has divided her time between Sydney, Australia and New Delhi, where the products for her textile design business, Tradition Textiles are made. Integral to the design process is the creative and practical input provided by the Indian textile artisans with whom she collaborates. The inspiration for the designs is drawn from her observations in India as well as her Australian background.