Research — Gina Pierce Design

Research

3rd February 2025, publication of my article Follow the Tulip, Researching into the Textile Manufacturer Henry Nathan in The Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice, link here:

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UV84HFGKWRFDS4YGSWFZ/full?target=10.1080/20511787.2025.2453266#abstract

I am the organiser of The Tangible Archive Research Group, formed following The Tangible Archive Research Symposium, held at the School of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University December 2023. Link to website:

https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/projects/listing/public-lectures-and-talks/2023-24/the-tangible-archive-symposium/

PhD awarded 2023

My practice based PhD at UCA Farnham explored methods of engaging audiences to promote further use of archive materials through a creative response. With a background as a surface and print designer, the focus of my research is in textile and mixed archives and the relevance that they have to current design and participatory projects.

The case study for my PhD was the fabrics and associated artefacts of the furniture company Parker Knoll Ltd, held in the Parker Collection at London Metropolitan University, covering the time period of 1945-1955. This archive is an under-researched and under-theorised resource, particularly in a creative context, and my PhD is the first critical study undertaken. My focus is on the linen fabrics shown in sample books that date from the late 1940s to the mid 1950s, along with other artefacts of the time which help to show the samples in context.

Thesis Title

Opening Up the Textile and Mixed Archive: Using the Parker Knoll Collection as a Case Study

Supervisors

Lesley Millar, Simon Olding and Gail Baxter

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