Fashion Design and Identity
Team and contact
Meet our team from the Fashion Design and Identity research group.
The Fashion Design & Identity research group works together with the Fashion Research & Technology research group.
Team
José Teunissen
Interem Dean FDMCI and professor Fashion Design & Identity - Expert sustainable and digital fashion, cultural identity and innovation in fashion education
José Teunissen is Professor Fashion Design & Identity and interim dean of the Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries (FDMCI). José joined the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) as director in 2023. Previously, she was Dean of the School of Design and Technology at the London College of Fashion (UAL), and Professor of Fashion Theory, focusing on the transformational impact of Fashion Tech. In that capacity, she was the principal investigator on five EU-funded projects (ArtCherie, E4FT, FT Alliance, DeFINE, The transformation of the Turkish Apparel Industry). She has also worked as a freelance fashion curator. She is currently a board member of IFFTI (International Federation of Fashion Technology Institutes) and IAF (International Apparel Federation), and chair of the Supervisory Board of State of Fashion. José brings over thirty years of experience in research and education in higher professional education. As a professor at ArtEZ, she was closely involved in the development of the creative industries in the Netherlands.
Lisette Vonk
Researcher lecturer, Coordinator VR/AR atelier
