Anne Smith
Research Interests
Laser cutting and etching
Textile Design
Fashion, Interior and Accessories Fabrics
Innovation and Enterprise
Current Research
With ten years experience of researching into the aesthetic and commercial viability of the application of laser cutting and marking technologies my aim is to create decorative effects in fashion and furnishing fabrics without the use of environmentally damaging dyes or printing inks.
I have built up an extensive database and sample library of laser cut and marked materials, cataloguing fibre content and performance characteristics, and have developed fabrics and surfaces for fashion, accessories and interior contexts with a range of collaborators.
Recent Research Outputs and Publications
PARTICLE FABRICS / SIGNATURES OF THE INFINITE 2 2002 Milan, Italy
and NEW TECHNOLGIES Sept / Nov 2003 : Textle Museum, Prato, Italy
Co-Exhibitors: CCAD (Kay Po;itowicz, Cliff Nichols); LCF(Dr Frances Geesin); Kings College and European Molecular Biological Laboratory, Grenoble, France (Professor Clive Wilkinson)
External Funding/Sponsorship: EU / Science Technology Week; 10 Corso Como
Group installation of non-woven fabrics featuring laser cut and etched designs which filter light into interior space, using diffraction patterns derived from experiments in particle physics. Exhibited 330m of laser cut fabric. 08-20/11/02
SURFACE DESIGN TECHNOLOGY AND TRADITION 22 Sept - 19 Oct 03
Kulturcenter Huset, Aarhus, Denmark
Co-Exhibitors: Selected Various International Textile Designers and Artists
Laser cut and etched fashion fabric lengths x 6
100% DESIGN Sept 2003 : Earls Court, London
Co-Exhibitors: Jasper Startup (lighting Designer)
Laser Cut lighting Products for architecture, interior, contract markets
INNOVATE, PREDICATE, FABRICATE February 2005 UAL / RSA
Royal Society of Arts, London
Co-Exhibitors: Selected staff and students from CSM
2 lengths of multi-layered laser cut fabrics
AVANTEX, FRANKFURT GERMANY JUNE 2005
2 lengths of multi-layered laser cut fabrics
PATENT/REGISTRATION No: GB 2358376; SURFACE TREATMENT OF MATERIAL : Application of laser cutting and marking technologies to generic flooring materials