Situating textile design: Practice research in interdisciplinary material science projects

Textile design practice research (TDPR) has in recent years been used in the delivery of multiple largescale material science-based projects. This paper considers the role that TDPR played in an EU-funded project, and the way that this work contributed to theories of design practice research. The full range of textile experimentation in the project, including engineering and design led sampling is first mapped, before three TDPR interventions are explored using annotated portfolio approaches (Gaver & Bowers, 2012) in combination with ‘sited’, ’situated’ and ‘situating’ conditions (Kaszynska & Kimbell, 2024). The authors examine the results from the TDPR within the context of ‘communities of validation’, uncovering specifics around how TDPR can bring original insights to practice research theory. The findings may also be of use to funding and event strategists wishing to harness TDPR interventions to create impact benefiting diverse communities, including but not limited to, within scientific and technological innovation.

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