
Lesley Robertson
Senior Lecturer
Textile Design, Fashion Textiles, Sustainable Fashion & Management
Department of Fashion , School of Arts and Creative Industries
Lesley Robertson is an experienced academic who focuses her work in textiles, sustainability and materials design.
Areas Of Interest
- Textile Futures
- Material Futures
- Sustainable Textiles & Fashion
- Fashion Textiles Design
- Print & Surface Design
OVERVIEW
Lesley Robertson is an established textiles and materials designer and educator whose interest is in exploring print and
External roles
External Examiner BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface Design and BA (Hons) Contemporary Textile Products at Cleveland School of Art & Design 2015-18
CURRENT RESEARCH
- Closing the Attainment Gap PGCert dissertation 2020 and ongoing research.
- 2016 'The Future Is You' Staff Symposium & Exhibition UEL
- 2015 'The Future Is' Staff Symposium and Exhibition UEL
- 2014 Transition: Re-Thinking Textiles & Surfaces Conference Huddersfield Joint paper Track B Sustainable Futures 'Sustainable Design' Lesley Robertson & Lynsey Coke
TEACHING
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BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Communication
Shape trends and transform brands with BSc (Hons) Fashion Marketing at the University of East London. Explore comprehensive courses for aspiring fashion marketers.
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BA (Hons) Fashion Design
Fashion your future with a Fashion Design degree at the University of East London. Explore London-based courses for a dynamic career in fashion designing.
MODULES
Lesley teaches across a wide range of modules within the postgraduate and undergraduate Fashion & Textiles subject
Current modules include:
- Fashion Process
- Fashion Contexts & Research
- Fashion Practice
- Fashion Enterprise
- MW: Business of Fashion
- FMP: Theoretical Identity
- Define Concepts & Technologies
PUBLICATIONS
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Publications
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Full publications list
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