I am Bibi Samshad Duman, a textile design educator and researcher. I'm doing my PhD at Loughborough University's School of Design and Creative Arts. My background is in textile weaving, knitting, fashion, and graphic design, with a strong interest in how people make things together. I hold a Master's in Design Innovation and Collaborative Creativity from the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Glasgow, and I've been teaching design for over twelve years.

My PhD is a 27-year analysis of final-year projects at the School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University. I'm working through nearly three decades of student work to see what's been asked of textile design students, how that's changed, and what it tells us about how the discipline has shifted. The aim is something useful for course leaders, not just another thesis on a shelf. Alongside the PhD, I work on zero-waste fashion and up-cycling, including the Anti-Amnesia project at the University of Aveiro, which finds new uses for textile waste from industry.

Originally from Mauritius, I have taught textile and fashion design for over a decade in secondary and higher education, including roles at the Open University of Mauritius and as Section Leader at Collège Bon et Perpétuel Secours. I hold Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and my work has been presented at IASDR 2025 in Taipei, the 4T Design and Design History Symposium in Izmir, and exhibited internationally, most recently in Bethlehem, Iași, and across the UK.