About: Kelly C

Contributor Kelly Cobb writes posts about teaching fashion.

Kelly is a Philadelphia based artist, designer and Instructor of Fashion and Apparel Studies at The University of Delaware, where she teaches CAD, Product Development and Management Studio and Creative Design Methods. In collaboration with her design students, Gildan Activewear, the Fair Labor Association, and the Instituto Politecnico Centroamericano in Honduras, Cobb carried out an ethical fashion project that demonstrated ground-up thinking about sustainability in the product development process.  Cobb has designed functional prototypes for children’s sportswear and women’s RTW. As well, she has developed and coordinated sample production of surface designs for Couture and RTW markets. Kelly resides in Philadelphia and is active in community supported creative initiatives such as Philadelphia Sewing Collective and Design Philadelphia.  She holds a BFA in Textiles/Fiber from The Maryland Institute, College of Art and an MFA from The University of Florida.

Recent Publications:

Cobb, K., “From The Ground Up: Demonstrating Sustainability In The Product Development Phase.” (2011) International Apparel Association. Accepted for oral presentation: Sustainability in the Fashion and Apparel Studies curriculum. Nominated for Paper of Distinction, ESRAB best paper for Teaching.

Cobb, K. and Orzada, B. (2011) “Ethical Fashion Project: Partnering with Industry”. Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education.

Cobb, K. (2011) “Work, Learn, Make Together” The Legacy of Work: Technology, Craft, and DIY.MAASA Annual Conference: Life of the Object, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

Cobb, K. and Miller, S. (2010) “Art Museum Dust Collection: Wearing away museum grounds, dust bunnies, white lies and new measures”. Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture.

Cobb, K. Boyer, T. Baltimore Design Team.(2009) Re(Source) “Handmade, Fair Trade and Artisan Production in Fashion”. The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD.

Selected Exhibitions:

2012   Bosu Collar, Animal Fibers International Shibori Exhibition, Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong, China

2011   Batik with QR Code, American Batik Competition, first place winner.

2011   Matchbox Tapestries, Interlace: Weaving Community. The Institute of  Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pa.

2011 Art with a Re-Purpose, Westminster College, Pa.

2010  Dust Gallery-textile interior, Museum All-Over, JEMA (John Erikson Museum of  Art) Next Chapter and Raccolte Frugone Museum, Genoa, Italy.

2010, 100-Mile Suit, Ethics + Aesthetics. Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY.  

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