Ep 1: Light and Lace with Sara Robertson

Episode 1 of the No Ordinary Cloth: Intersection of textiles, emerging technology, craft and sustainability podcast, hosted by Mili Tharakan, titled "Ep 1: Light and Lace with Sara Robertson" was published on October 9, 2023 and runs 36 minutes.

October 9, 2023 ·36m · No Ordinary Cloth: Intersection of textiles, emerging technology, craft and sustainability

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Summary

Sara Robertson is a smart textile maker and researcher who has been exploring different ways to translate concepts of change and movement in nature through her beautiful textile creation over the last 20 years. Join me as I speak with Sara about her journey from a young artist to a leading smart textiles researcher. Learn about how she is making lace with light - these are absolutely exquisite textiles, and what has influenced her creative process. Find out her plans for the future and what it takes to be a researcher at the cutting edge of the industry. Connect with Sara Robertson and check out her latest work: www.smarttextile.design Insta: @smarttextiledesign [https://www.instagram.com/smarttextiledesign/?hl=en-gb] Twitter: @saraplussarah [https://twitter.com/saraplussarah] Connect with Mili Tharakan: [email protected] Insta: @noordinarycloth [https://www.instagram.com/noordinarycloth/]

Episode Description

Join me as I speak with Sara about her journey from a young artist to a leading smart textiles researcher. Learn about how she is making lace with light - these are absolutely exquisite textiles, and what has influenced her creative process. Find out her plans for the future and what it takes to be a researcher at the cutting edge of the industry.

Connect with Sara Robertson and check out her latest work:

www.smarttextile.design

Insta: @smarttextiledesign

Twitter: @saraplussarah

Connect with Mili Tharakan:

[email protected]

Insta: @noordinarycloth