José Teunissen

José Teunissen started as director at Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) in 2023, where she also holds the professorship Fashion Design & Identity. Previously, she was dean of the School of Design and Technology at the London College of Fashion (UAL), and Professor of Fashion Theory, focusing on the transformational impact of Fashion Tech. In that context, she was the principal investigator of five European-funded projects (ArtCherie, E4FT, FT Alliance, DeFINE, The transformation of the Turkish Apparel Industry). She also worked as a freelance fashion curator. She is currently a board member of IFFTI (International Federation of Fashion Technology Institutes), IAF (International Apparel Federation), and chair of the Supervisory Board of State of Fashion.

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Education

AEQUALIS4TCLF

Research project AEQUALIS4TCLF focuses on the (approaching) shortage of practical skills needed for a future-proof, more digital European clothing and textile sector. Together with partners from as many as seven European countries – Czechia, Croatia, Lithuania, Finland, Slovenia, Serbia and the Netherlands, the professorships of Jose Teunissen and Troy Nachtigall are helping to develop new […]