Emma Peters is a circular textile designer, researcher and educator.
Emma’s textile practice and research considers our relationship with material culture in terms of narrative, identity, sustainability and connection. She is interested in the tangible relationships we have with textiles, and how to better implement circular design systems. Materials and technology are challenged and integrated to exploit their potential as evocative, emotionally durable and sustainable tools for creating textiles.
Since working as a commercial textile designer with several of Australia’s leading homeware brands, Emma has been awarded a Master of Design, published research, exhibited as a solo artist, and is a founding member of the Seed Stitch Collective in Sydney. Currently, she is an Associate Lecturer and PhD Candidate at UNSW. Her research is generating critical samples and processes that consider circular pathways for bedlinen waste.