Selected Publications

PhD Thesis

Goldsworthy, K. (2012) Laser-finishing: a new process for designing recyclability in synthetic textiles, PhD thesis, University of the Arts London, UK.

Books

Earley, R., Goldsworthy, K. and Hornbuckle, R. (Eds) (forthcoming 2021) Materials and Making for Change, Design Research for Change book series, (Ed) Prof. P. Rodgers, Imagination, Lancaster University, UK. 

Book Chapters

Cain, R. and Goldsworthy, K. (forthcoming 2021) in Materials and Making for Change, Design Research for Change book series, (Ed) Prof. P. Rodgers, Imagination, Lancaster University, UK .

Earley, R. and Goldsworthy, K. (2019) Circular Textile Design: Old Myths and New Models, in Designing for the Circular Economy, Ed. Martin Charter, Routledge. pp. 175-185. ISBN 978-1-138-08101-7

Journal Articles

Ribul, M., Goldsworthy, K. and Collet, C. (2021) Material-Driven Textile Design (MDTD): A Methodology for Designing Circular Material-Driven Fabrication Processes in the Materials Science Laboratory, in Sustainability, Special Issue 'Sustainable Fashion and Textile Recycling', Volume 13 (Issue 3). ISSN 2071-1050

Goldsworthy, K. and Ellams, D. (2019) Collaborative Circular Design: Incorporating Life Cycle Thinking into an Interdisciplinary Design Process, in The Design Journal, Volume 22 (Sup1). pp 1041-1055. ISSN 1756-3062

Goldsworthy, K., Earley, R. and Politowicz, K. (2018) Circular Speeds: A Review of Fast & Slow Sustainable Design Approaches for Fashion & Textile Applications, in ‘Circular Transitions’, special issue of Journal of Textile Design Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp 42-65, ISSN 2051-1787

Goldsworthy, K. (2017) The Speedcycle: a design-led framework for fast & slow circular fashion lifecycles, in The Design Journal, Design for Next: Proceedings of the 12th European Academy of Design Conference, Volume 20, 2017 - Issue sup1. ISBN 978-1-138-09023-1

Reports

Goldsworthy, K., Hornbuckle, R., Heinzel, T. and Wagner, M. (forthcoming 2021) Circular Synthetics Roadmap, Project Report, Business of Fashion Textiles and Technology Partnership, University of the Arts London, UK.

Goldsworthy, K., Earley, R. and Politwicz, K. (2019) Circular Design Speeds: prototyping fast and slow sustainable fashion concepts through interdisciplinary design research, Project Report, Mistra Future Fashion, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Sweden.

Earley, R. and Goldsworthy, K. (2019) Circular Design Researchers in Residence: a workshops report for the circular design speeds project with Filippa K, Project Report, Mistra Future Fashion, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Sweden.

Tubito, C., Earley, R., Ellams, D., Goldsworthy, K., Hornbuckle, R., Niinimäki, K., Östmark, E., Sarbach, V. and Tanttu, M. (2019) Applied DDMI: A white paper on how Design-Driven Material Innovation methodology was applied in the Trash-2-Cash project, Project Report. Trash-2-Cash, EU H2020.

Earley, R., Goldsworthy, K., Vuletich, C., Politowicz, K. and Ribul, M (2016) The Textile Toolbox: new design thinking, materials and processes for sustainable textiles, Project Report, Mistra Future Fashion, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Sweden.

Policy Papers

Hornbuckle, R. and Goldsworthy, K. (2020), Circular Synthetics, written evidence submitted to the Environmental Audit Committee, Fixing Fashion, UK Parliament.

Rhoades, C., Goldsworthy, K., Earley, R. and Cunningham, G. (2020) World Circular Textiles Day, written evidence submitted to the Environmental Audit Committee, Fixing Fashion, UK Parliament.

Goldsworthy, K. (2014) The case for transforming the approach to waste and growing a circular economy; a design perspective, written & oral evidence submitted to the Environmental Audit Committee, Growing a Circular Economy, UK Parliament. [Full report and transcripts available here]

Editorial

Goldsworthy, K. (2021) Material Ages, Commissioned article for Viewpoint Magazine, Issue 09; Spirit of Nature, Metropolitan Publishing, London pp140-147

Goldsworthy, K. (2020) Emergent Themes, in Research Circles: a collection of essays and interviews by researchers at Centre for Circular Design, Ed. Earley, R. University of the Arts London ISBN: 978-1-906908-67-6

Goldsworthy, K. and Earley, R. (2018) Circular Transitions: Textile Design and the Circular Economy, Special Issue of Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice, Taylor & Francis, Volume 6, Issue 1, Editorial pp 1-4. ISSN 2051-1787

Goldsworthy, K. (2018) Afterlife: Designing the End at the Beginning, Commissioned article for Viewpoint Magazine, Issue 42; Guilt Free?, Metropolitan Publishing, pp 124-135

Goldsworthy, K. and Lang, D. (2010) Without a Trace: cradle to cradle design , Commissioned article for Viewpoint Magazine, Issue 26; The New Normal, Metropolitan Publishing, pp 108-115

Conference Papers

Goldsworthy, K. and Politowicz, K. (2019) Fast-Forward: Proposals for a Light and Restorative Fashion Alternative, Conference proceedings, Futurescan 4: Valuing Practice, Association of Fashion & Textiles Courses. ISBN 978-1-5272-4969-1

Real, M., Earley, R. & Goldsworthy, K. (2019) Practices, Places, Projects; Enrolling Stakeholders for Circular Fashion, Conference proceedings, ‘What’s Going On?’, Global Fashion Conference, 31 Oct - 1 Nov 2018 www.gfc-conference.eu. ISBN 978-989-54263-0-0

Earley, R. and Goldsworthy, K. (2017) Playing for Time: seven practice-led workshop tools for making design decisions to extend the life of fashion textile materials and products, Conference proceedings, PLATE: Product Lifetimes And The Environment, Research in Design Series Ebook, 9 . IOS Press Ebooks, Amsterdam. pp. 127-132. http://ebooks.iospress.nl/ISBN/978-1-61499-820-4

Politowicz, K., Goldsworthy, K. and Earley, R (2017) Circular Speeds; towards a new understanding of designing for fashion and textile rhythms, Conference proceedings, Circular Transitions 2016, University of the Arts London UK.

Paine, H., Goldsworthy, K. & Baurley, S. (2017), Evolutionary approach of a textile designer through cross-disciplinary research practice: a case study in the field of advanced methods for joining textiles, Conference proceedings, INTERSECTION, Textile Design Research Group, Loughborough University, London, UK.

Goldsworthy, K., Roos, S., Peters, G., and Sandin, G. (2017) Towards a Quantified Design Process: bridging design and life cycle assessment, Conference proceedings, Circular Transitions 2016, University of the Arts London, UK.

Earley, R. and Goldsworthy, K. (2015) Designing for Fast and Slow Circular Fashion Systems: exploring strategies for multiple and extended product cycles, in T. Cooper et al (Eds.), PLATE: Product Lifetimes and the Environment, Conference Proceedings, Sustainable Consumption Research Group, Nottingham Trent University, UK. 17-19 June 2015, pp.113-118 ISBN 978-0-9576009-9-7

Goldsworthy, K. and Paine, H. (2015) Laser Welding Textiles: a creative approach to technology through a reflective craft practice, in K. Bunnell & J. Marshall (Eds.), All Makers Now: Craft Values in 21st Century Production, Conference Proceedings, (pp.45-51), Autonomatic, Falmouth University, UK. ISBN 978-0-9544187-9-3

Goldsworthy, K. (2014) Design for Cyclability: pro-active approaches for maximising material recovery, Conference proceedings, Making Futures, 26 – 27 September 2013, Plymouth College of Art, UK. Vol 3 ISSN 2042-1664

Goldsworthy, K., Lewis, J and Jones, I. (2011) Finishing and garment construction of recycled textiles using laser beams, in ILAS 2011, Conference proceedings, 15 March 2011, Warrington, UK.

Goldsworthy, K. (2010) Borrowed Materials; laser-finished textiles for a closed-loop polyester economy, Conference proceedings, in Sustainability in Design: NOW! Challenges and opportunities for Design Research, Education and Practice in the XXI Century, Greenleaf Publishing Limited, Sheffield, UK. pp. 1139-1147 ISBN 9781906093556

Earley, R., Goldsworthy, K. and Vuletich, C. (2010) Textiles Environment Design (TED): Making Theory Into Textiles Through Sustainable Design Strategies, Pedagogy and Collaboration, in Future Textile Environments, Published HAW, Hamburg.

Goldsworthy, K. (2009) Resurfaced: using laser technology to create innovative surface finishes for recyclable, synthetic textiles, in Cutting Edge: lasers and creativity, Conference Proceedings, Loughborough University, School of Art and Design, UK.

Goldsworthy, K. (2007) The Role of New Technology & Polymer Engineering in the Forward Recycling of Synthetic Textiles, Public Presentation & Published Paper, Dressing Rooms; Current Perspectives on Fashion & Textiles, Oslo University College, Norway.