• AI – sustainable fashion scoundrel or saviour?

    In today's fashion world, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to boost the unsustainable practices of ultra-fast fashion and to cut designers out of the deal. But, a new generation of innovators proposeer of AI for good, to design better, more sustainable clothes, and to address fashion's big land-fill problems.

    Panel

    Chair: Anna May Kirk, Program Curator, Powerhouse Museum

    Dr Taylor Brydges, UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures

    Wajiha Pervez, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Design, Architecture & Built Environment and Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion and Textiles, UTS

    Justin O’Sullivan, Founder and CEO, ReWise

    View full recording here

  • Fashion Forward Designer Embraces AI:

    Wajiha asked a bot to design clothes for her PhD. This is what it came up with

    When textile designer and academic Wajiha Pervez first experimented with artificial intelligence tool Midjourney just six months ago, she was unsure how useful it would be.

    Now she is using it to generate fashion designs for her PhD at the University of Technology Sydney, while also teaching her students how to use AI in their work effectively.

    Full feature at Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Why I’m studying… PhD in Circular Fashion Design

    Designer Wajiha Pervez is making news by using AI to reduce fashion waste. As a PhD student and lecturer at UTS, she's all about finding clarity and using simple words to solve complex problems.

  • Wajiha Pervez: Using AI to Create Sustainable Athleisure Fashion.

    Wajiha Pervez, an experimental textile designer, artist, curator, and academic at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), is making waves in the fashion industry with her innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

    Read the full article here.

  • AI case study: image generation in Fashion Design with Wajiha Pervez

    Addressing wastage challenges, experimental textile designer Wajiha Pervez integrates AI tools like MidJourney, forging a creative partnership that redefines industry boundaries. She envisions an inclusive, sustainable future through AI-generated ideas while navigating ethical and labour concerns. Read the full case study here.

  • Sydney Design Week 2023

    CIRCULAR FASHION TECHNOLOGIES

    Dr Lisa Lake director of the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion & Textiles leads a conversation about emerging circular technologies and platforms that could transform the Australian fashion industry, from 3D patternmaking algorithms and digital textile printing, to decarbonised materials and digital platforms that circulate surplus and designer deadstock.

    The discussion will explore opportunities for Australian brands looking to leverage locally developed technologies and scientific research to transition to a circular economy and build future onshore manufacturing capabilities.

  • TRUE STORY: I was a Tasmeem Co-chair

    A podcast reflection in conversation with Nourbanu Hijazi and VCUarts gallery about the experience of co-chairing Tasmeem Doha - Hekayat in 2019.

    Listen here.

  • Making Pakistan proud: In conversation with interdisciplinary designer Wajiha Pervez

    An interview with Express Tribune, discussing design, opportunities for Pakistani women abroad and the emerging design culture in Pakistan.

    The complete interview can be read here.

  • Arts Thread - Design Days Dubai

    A feature highlighting the works exhibited at Design Days Dubai.

    Details here.