LIANNE HUBBERT
Lecturer / Creative Practitioner – BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface Design
Qualifications:
MA – Master of Arts (Distinction) – Design Practice
BA (Hons) Printed Textiles – Edinburgh College of Art
HEA Fellowship – Higher Education Academy
Cert Ed – Sunderland University
After graduating from her degree, Lianne Hubbert explored a variety of design roles and projects within textiles and surface design and has over three decades of experience in Higher Education, having taught extensively within surface design for interiors, fashion and gift. Her impact as an educator has shaped generations of emerging designers, nurturing creativity and innovation through a deep understanding of materiality, process and context.
Internationally recognised for her design work, Lianne has exhibited at prestigious trade fairs in New York, Japan, Paris and Brussels, as well as in curated exhibitions. Her commercial collaborations include working with Liberty, London, on their own-brand product ranges and Waterstones, producing work that blends commercial appeal with artistic integrity.
Lianne’s teaching practice spans a wide range of subjects, including design history and contextual studies, print, stitch and concept development across all levels from undergraduate degree to master’s. She has lecturing experience at a range of educational institutions. Her approach to education emphasises creative thinking and problem-solving at every stage of the design process, inspiring students to develop both technical skills and personal design voices.
Research Practice
Aesthetics: Future crafts
Hand and digital collide to produce a new techno-craft.
Folds: Fabrics of Life – The Importance in tactile memory in the face of dementia.
The ‘materiality’ of the things around us absorbing memories, dreams, life and places was the initial inspiration of my work. This provides me with the landscape to weave in a narrative and explore a deeper experience often related to the senses. This goes beyond what we can observe in front of us and directs us towards the phenomenological; entwined into the folds, seams, threads and shadows…
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