Towards Sustainable Colour: Rethinking Practices for Production, Application and Design by Dr Laura Morgan on 12 February 2025
Announcing the sixth in our series of colour lectures ‘From Colour Fundamentals to Colour Applications Across Design and Industry’ will be on 12 February 2025 and presented by Dr Laura Morgan, who will be talking about ‘Towards Sustainable Colour: Rethinking practices for production, application and design’
Introduction
Colour plays a fundamental role in how we experience products, textiles, and spaces, but its production, application, and disposal come with significant environmental costs. In this talk we will focus on a collection of inspirational, positive innovations that are going on in research, practice and industry that aim to address the impact of colour on the environment. Exploring themes such as alternative sources for production of dyes and pigments, colour application technologies, circular and re-use strategies, and the power of designing with colour to minimise the environmental impact of the products we use.
Biographical note
A Senior Research Fellow in design and material futures at the Centre for Print Research, UWE, Dr Morgan’s research focuses on developing and exploring the creative potential of bio- and digitally-driven textile design processes and their combination. This has led to a portfolio of novel textile processes and industry collaborations, highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary design-driven research for sustainable material innovation. Laura’s work has been exhibited widely in sustainability-focused forums, such as World Expo, Dubai, and Future Fabrics Expo, London, with recent publications including an entry in The Bloomsbury World Encyclopaedia of Textile Design.
Approximate length of lecture is 30 minutes. The lecture will be accessible on the day and during the afternoon from 12.00 (GMT) midday until midnight.
About the lecture series at University of the West of England: “From Colour Fundamentals to Colour Applications across Design and Industry”
Understanding the role of colours across industries varies significantly. It requires different skills, languages, and tools to communicate effectively and accurately. The series of lectures, “From Colour Fundamentals to Colour Applications across Design and Industry”, comprises nine inspirational women speakers who are experts and practitioners in their field. All are working and drawing from their disciplines, including in printing, fashion design, product design, art, interior design, built environment (design, materials, urban planning, conservation), and material science and production, and will explore and discuss current thinking about the role of colours across disciplines.
Forthcoming lectures:
26/02/2025 Agata Kwiatkowska-Lubańska – Material and Finish in Contemporary Design
12/03/2025 Justyna Tarajko-Kowalska – The Connections Between Color, Architecture, and Space – Does Color Unite or Divide us?
26/03/2025 Grazyna Wiejak-Roy – Colour Appearance in the Built Environment
(passed) Vien Cheung – Colour Theories in the Western and Eastern Cultures
(passed) Carinna Parraman – Colour in Art and Perception
(passed) Alexandra Loske – Women colour theorists and historians through the century
(passed) Stephanie Wooster – Colour and Fashion Trends
(passed) Becky Gooby – Colour in the British Interwar
12/02/2025 Laura Morgan – Towards Sustainable Colour: Rethinking Practices for Production, Application and Design.
For more information please visit https://cfpr.uwe.ac.uk
Centre for Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol
Lecture series Co-ordinators: Carinna Parraman and Grazyna Wiejak-Roy
