Julia English was a finalist of the Redress Design Award 2019. She is based in Melbourne, where her work bridges research, creative practice and education projects to explore a diverse range of approaches to addressing textile waste through collaborations and organisational partnerships. She is host of podcast – Seam Change – and recently launched the Objectives project testing and exploring what fashion production might look like if the starting place is existing garments.

Julia holds a PhD in “Collaborations for Remake: Participation in Practice” and a BA in Fashion (Design) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia. She is currently working as a sessional teacher at the same university. She was a Finalist for the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards for the blueprint developed as part of her PhD research.