Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
Lecturers
 |
Karl Aspelund Karl Aspelund has been working as an artist and designer since graduating from the Wimbledon School of Art in London in 1986. As a designer, his credits include over 40 theatrical productions and 4 films As an artist, Karl has been working with Brower Hatcher since 2001 applying cellular automata and natural morphology to the formation of artwork. Karl has been the liaison between the Mid-Ocean studio and Brown University’s SHAPE Lab, a project supported the NSF. Karl is currently working on a textbook "The Design Process", to be published by Fairchild in 2006.He teaches apparel design (TMD 327), and works with students on "Portfolios and Presentations" in the newly developed TMD 427. You can visit Karl's own web page at www.karlaspelund.com |
|
Gideon
Loewenstein Gideon has a BA in Interior Architecture from Weisbaden in Germany, and an MA in Interior Design Education from the University of Connecticut. He is a member of ASID, and runs his own interior design consulting company. He teaches interior design courses, TMD 226, 326, 426, and works with students on special projects related to Interior Design. |
 |
Jan Doyle Jan has an BA and an MA in Psychology from Rhode Island College (which, she says, was "money poorly spent, I shrink cloth much better then heads!"). Currently she teaches weaving and Shibori dyeing at her studio "Swords of the Vavkyrie", the Slater Mill Historic Site, and at South County Museum. She produces Finnvav Doubleweave Costuming for galleries and museums, custom dyed fabrics for quilting stores, and dyed chenille yarns for yarn stores. |
 |
George DuBois is President of JedDelta Corporation in Woonsocket RI, and works as an environmental and chemical consultant to the textile and other industries. He was Technical Director of Seville Dyeing Corp for 11 years. He was chair of the RI section of AATCC, and remains active with the New England Section. He teaches sections of TMD113 Color Science and TMD 413, Dyeing and Finishing. |
|
Mary Elizabeth (Mary Beth) Gale has a BS in Biology (James Madison U), an MS in Entomology (Univ.of Wisconsin-Madison), and an MS in Historic Textiles from URI. Her research interests focus on colonial textiles and she is a member of the Costume Society of America. She teaches URI 101 and advises at University College. Publications include: Gale, Mary E. and Margaret T. Ordoñez. “Indigo-Resist Prints from Eighteenth-Century America: Technology and Technique.” Clothing and Textiles Research Journal 22, no. 1/2 (2004): Gale, Mary Elizabeth and Martin Bide. “Environmental Update: Textiles and the Environment from AATCC.” Textile Chemist and Colorist & American Dyestuff Reporter 32, no. 4 (2000): 32-35. |  |
Diane Martin has taught for twenty years in the Master Seamstress program offered through URI's cooperative extension service. She is teaching TMD 325, Apparel I. Currently she also performs contract work for Cranston Print Works, is the Program Chair for the Rhode Island Sewing Network, is President of the Association of Custom Clothiers.She runs her own business, "Sew that's how". SHe was formerly a patternmaker for Royal Robes (leisurewear and lingerie), Stevens Sportswear (childrenswear), and Philippa of Boston (Bridal). She has a degree from the School of Fashion Design, Boston |