Laetitia Forst is a textile design researcher at the University of the Arts London. She works at the Centre for Circular Design on the HEREWEAR project to explore design guidelines for the development and use of novel biobased materials in circular and locally responsive systems.

The PhD research, “Textiles for Disassembly” (2020) aimed to explore design driven solutions for incorporating ease of recyclability into blends. Using the tools of design for disassembly applied to materials, this research looked at how the current barriers to recycling mixed materials can be removed to design waste out of the systems from the very first stages of materials production. This research was funded by the University of the Arts London with additional support from the Cotton Textiles Research Trust.

CURRENT Projects:

Re-Modelling fashion: design practices and business models for sustainability, HEREWEAR PROJECT (Bio-based local sustainable circular wear), HEREWEAR innovates with a holistic, systemic approach towards the creation of an EU market for locally produced circular textiles and clothing made from bio-based waste.