Jenny joined the University of Huddersfield in 2012 as a Lecturer teaching Digital Design, Smart Materials & Technology.
After obtaining a first class honours degree in Decorative Arts at Nottingham Trent University, a course, that focuses on material innovation and craftsmanship, she then went on to study an MA in Textile Futures at the prestigious Central Saint Martins, part of the University of the Arts, London, a course that places value on re-shaping our future environments through challenging perceptions, pushing innovation and hybrid design through the cross-fertilisation of multidisciplinary platforms. Since graduating Jenny has exhibited her work widely, speaking at various events and carry out workshops that challenges the future of textiles.
Jenny is a designer, a researcher and co-founder of the innovative design collective POSTextiles. She continuously tracks key innovations, trends and cultural developments that will impact design thinking across all disciplines. Influenced by the principles of co-design’ Jenny has forged various collaborative partnerships with key industry players, as she believes to find creative and viable solutions, involves working with individuals and organisations from different fields. As such she has worked in partnership with Scientists, Technologists, Botanists, Engineers, which has facilitated fresh, innovative insight through the fabrication of thought-provoking outputs.
Working across all areas within the creative and business industry, Jenny has a keen interest and knowledge within the fields of science, technology, social anthropology and craftsmanship. Previous organisations she has worked with include Holition, Visage Technologies, Queen Mary University in London, UEA, Matches Fashion, Jotta & the V&A. The hybrid approach of her practice is grounded in aesthetic sensibilities and inherent codes of human design, which has inspired the cultivation of original ideas that make tangible the most poignant of our social, ethical and environmental futures.
