Title

Changemakers in Action: Closing Keynote: Mark Liu

Contributor Names

Liu, Mark

Date

2021-04-16

Description

Closing Keynote talk with Mark Liu.

Dr. Mark Liu brings science and technology to traditional fashion techniques. He is known for pioneering zero-waste fashion design with his sustainable fashion label. His PhD research established the field on non-euclidean patternmaking, a more accurate way of making clothing based on modern curved mathematics which can interface into computer code. His research explores technologies such as carbon negative algae based fabric, 3D scan to tailored garment algorithms, 3D printed textiles, and STEM education. He is currently trying to bring zero-waste techniques to the medical industry and developing space suit technology.

Type

Moving Image

Subject

Sustainability

National Environment Agency (NEA) Singapore

Social responsibility of business

Fashion design

Fashion designers

Recycling (Waste, etc.)

Rights

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Identifier

FIT Repository ID: aod_000135

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