Erin Lewis

Most Recent Affiliation(s):

• University of Borås, PhD Can­di­date

ISEA Bio(s) Available:

• ISEA 2022

  Erin Lewis is a Ph.D. candidate in Textile Interaction Design at The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås. Her research explores the interactive space between structural textile design and electromagnetic fields. She employs artistic methods and designs custom electronic tools to explore the aesthetic and expressional possibilities of the phenomena in relation to textile designs. She has recently published her licentiate thesis entitled ‘Radiant Textiles: A Framework for Designing with Electromagnetic Phenomena’. Prior to her studies in Sweden, Erin was a researcher and instructor of wearable technologies in the Faculty of Design at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada. She previously held the position of Education Manager at Canada’s leading new media art gallery, Inter/Access, in Toronto.

Last Known Location:

• Canada