Veronika Kapsali

Veronika is a bestselling author in industrial design. She is also the co-director of MMT Textiles Limited and inventor of INOTEK TM, a biomimetic fiber based textile technology that uses moisture in clothing microclimate to create a mechanical response for advanced moisture management. Her specialist area is design of programmable materials, structures and systems. In November 2014 she won the ITMA Future Materials award for INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR. Originally a trained fashion and textile designer working in London Fashion Week, Veronika migrated to the newly emerging field of Research in Design in 2000. With an undergraduate qualification in Fashion and Textile Design. Veronika was offered a scholarship to study for a PhD in Engineering Design by the University of Bath. Veronika is an academic and industrial research specialist, author, broadcaster and communicator of Biomimetics and Design led approaches to innovation. Veronika is a Reader at the London College of Fashion in Material Technology and Design and is regularly invited to speak at international conferences, symposia and has several publications on Biomimetic applications, while her work at MMT textiles has received significant media attention. Veronika consultancy includes; textile technology and material futures; patent/ technology exploitation, strategies for design led innovation and road mapping. She works extensively with industry on an international scale and as an expert for the European Commission.