Email: liu.ya@network.rca.ac.uk

Academic Title
Assistant Professor

Academic Background

·2016–2018: M.A., Royal College of Art (RCA), UK

·2012–2015: M.A., Department of Textile and Fashion Design, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

·2008–2012: B.A., Department of Textile and Fashion Design, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Professional Experience

·2019–2021: Teaching Assistant, Department of Textile and Fashion Design, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

·2021–Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Textile and Fashion Design, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Research Focus

·Integrated Innovation in Textile and Apparel Design

·Interdisciplinary Research in Modern Textile Design

Academic Philosophy
In the era of interdisciplinary collaboration, modern textile design transcends traditional boundaries, intersecting with fashion, industrial design, interior design, material science, and fine arts. Rooted in Tsinghua’s legacy of decorative pattern studies and craft aesthetics, this field is redefined through six research vectors: Craft, Body, CMF (Color, Material, and Finish), Gallery (Fine Arts), Space, and Futures (Emerging Materials). This framework transforms textile design into a holistic, multidimensional discipline that bridges art, technology, and innovation.

Awards and Honors

·2017: Selected for China Scholarship Council’s Special Program for Cultivating Arts Talent

·2014: Gold Award, “Haining Cup” China International Textile Creative Design Competition

·2014: Gold Award, 14th National Textile Design Competition: Inheritance and Innovation

·2015: Best Concept Award, International Creative Pattern Design Competition (ICPDC)

·2016: Excellence Award, Global Chinese Fashion Design Competition

·2014: Excellence Award, 8th “From Lausanne to Beijing” International Fiber Art Exhibition

Selected Publications

1.“Red Chamber · Qin Fang”: Inheritance and Innovation of Classical Feminine Aesthetics in Fashion Design (2020 International Symposium on Chinese Attire Culture Proceedings).

2.Color Aesthetics and Contemporary Value of Traditional Chinese Natural Dyeing (2020 China Color Academic Conference; CNKI-indexed).

3.The Reasons of Transparency in Contemporary Fashion (2017 International Textile & Costume Culture Congress, Bandung, Indonesia).

4.Bali Island, Indonesia and Southeast China’s Minority Regions: A Comparative Study of Indigo Dyeing (2014 International Textile & Costume Culture Congress, Jeonju, Korea).

5.Syncretism in Plant Dyeing: Bali and Guizhou’s Ethnic Techniques (2014 Textile Science Research; CAJD-indexed).

6.Trend Analysis of 2015–2016 Home Textiles: Insights from Heimtextil Frankfurt (2015 National Textile Design Symposium Proceedings).

Exhibitions

·2021: Material Thinking: International Contemporary Material Art Exchange Exhibition

·2021: 3rd China-Japan Fiber Art Exchange Exhibition

·2019: Craft Innovation Cultural Exchange Exhibition, Kagoshima, Japan

·2019: 11th Asian Fiber Art Exhibition (AFA)

·2017: PG × RCA—Future Materials, PriestmanGoode Gallery, London

·2014: Sustainable Design: The Path Forward International Exhibition

Design Practice

·Lead designer for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Rail Smart Train Interior Design (award-winning project).

·Professional experience at HWCD Interior Design Studio (London) and Kitmiles Studio.

Teaching Portfolio

·Undergraduate Courses:
Research and Application of Traditional Patterns
Fashion Textile Design
Knotting Techniques
Three-Dimensional Form Fundamentals
Summer Practicum