Anne Louise Bang

Research areas

I sin erhvervs ph.d.: ”Emotional value of applied textiles. Dialogue-oriented and participatory approach to textile design” arbejdede  Anne Louise Bang med at udvikle dialogværktøjer, som kunne bruges ved inddragelse af brugere i udviklingen af nye produkter. Her arbejdede hun med et værktøj, der gjorde det muligt at kommunikere om de sanselige kvaliteter ved tekstiler, som hun med sin baggrund som tekstildesigner har en stor viden om. Anne Louise Bang har i sin forskning været optaget  videreudvikling af disse værktøjer bl.a. har hun anvendt Repertory Grid-metoden til at undersøge oplevelsen af tekstile kvaliteter blandt gymnasieelever. Anne Louise Bang arbejder desuden med værktøjet ”Dynamic Research Sketching”, hvor hun udvikler teori gennem visualiseringer og skitseringsmetoder. Dette anvender hun både  i sin egen forskning og i undervisning af designstuderende. Anne Louise Bang deltager bl.a. i forskningsprojektet Design2Network i samarbejde med SDU og forskningssamarbejde om designæstetik også med SDU. Anne Louise har været med til at udvikle  ph.d.-kurset ”Research through Design” særligt rettet mod uddannelse af designforskere i samarbejde med Arkitektskolen Aarhus.

Curriculum vitae

                                                 Education

12.5.2011            

PhD-degree, Emotional Value of Applied Textiles, Design School Kolding/Aarhus School of Architecture

15.6.1994             

Textile designer, The School of Arts and Crafts Kolding, now Design School Kolding (5 years HE)

Research employment

1.5.17-present                                      

Director of Research & Development, Associate Professor, Design School Kolding 

1.4.16-30.4.17                                      

Head of Research (Interim), Associate Professor, Design School Kolding

1.12.14-31.3.16                                    

Associate Professor, Design School Kolding

1.9.11-30.11.14                                    

Assistant Professor, Design School Kolding

1.1.11-30.9.11                                     

Research Assistant and lecturer, Design School Kolding

1.1.10-31.7.10                                      

Research Assistant and lecturer, Design School Kolding 

1.1.07-31.12.09                                    

Industrial PhD student, Gabriel A/S (upholstery textiles)

1.4.06-30.10.06                                   

Research Assistant, Danish Centre for Design Research

1.10.05-31.12.05                                                                  

Research Assistant, Danish Centre for Design Research

1.4.05-31.8.05                                      

Research Assistant, Danish Centre for Design Research

Research projects                            

2017-2019          

THREAD: Textile Hub for Refugees' Empowerment in Denmark, Innovation Foundation 

2014-2016           

Vigga - A children clothing brand and a circular subscription service, Green Business Development

2013-2014          

Design for Change – Engaging with Users, Design School Kolding 

2012-2013           

Basics in Constructive Design Research, Ministry of Culture

2013-2016           

Design2Network - Design som konkurrenceparameter, The Industrial Foundation

2010-2014           

Creative Designing in Multicultural Organizations, DanishStrategic Research Council

2007-2009           

Emotional Value of Applied Textiles, Industrial Phd, Innovation Foundation

2005-2006          

Potential of Research in Textile Design and predoc, Danish Centre for Design Research

Scientific focus area

My PhD-research was focused on tools suited for dialogue between diverse groups of people around sensuous and experiential aspects of textiles/materials. This work has continued in several projects, which gives me the opportunity to combine interests in co-design and experimental design research with an interest in design for sustainability. In general, I am interested in ways in which practice and theory can feed into each other. Here dynamic research sketching and design experiments play a major role. On top of that, I have a keen interest in everything related to textile design. From a design research perspective, I am particularly interested in sensuousness, aesthetics, industrial development, sustainability, use and users. This said, I am deeply concerned about the design profession’s development and the designer’s possibility to influence this.

PhD supervision

Sidse Ansbjerg Bordal, 

Constraints in Design Processes, DFF Scholarship, PhD Degree June 2018 (Principal supervisor)

Louise Ravnløkke, 

Design of Knitted Blouses for Longevity,PhD Degree May 2019 (Principal Supervisor)

Trine Højbak Møller, 

Wearing Health Products, Submitted April 2019 (Principal supervisor)

Riikka Townsend, 

Sensorial dimensions of smart textiles,Expected 2019 (Appointed Co-Advisor by Aalto University)

PhD assessment work

Svenja Keune, 

On Textile Farming,Boraas University, Licentiate Thesis 2018, (Opponent) 

Camilla Groth, 

Making Sense Through Hands, Pre-evaluater, Aalto University, PhD Degree 2017 (External evaluator)

Linnéa Nilsson, 

Textile Influence, Boraas University, Licentiate, Thesis 2015, (Opponent)

Other Employments

2004-2006           

Workshop assistant, Department of Fashion and Textiles, Design School Kolding 

2004-2005           

Design assistent, Gabriel A/S

2002-2006           

External Lecturer, Department of Fashion and Textiles, Design School Kolding

1999-2004           

Workshop manager, Textiles, Culture Centre Huset Aarhus

Since 2003            

Textile Illusions, withAnne Mette Larsen, Helle Trolle. Commisions for New Carlsberg Foundation and exhibitions in DK and abroad. 

Since 1995            

Bangs Bureau,owner. Freelance designer, textile art, teaching.