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• Sharing [Dissemination]. Feedback has been sought through activities such as
conferences, published articles, teaching and communication via the author’s
website http://www.fishskinlab.com.
15.4.2 Methods
Action research was used during this study. The data was collected through:
• Archival research in museums to study traditional knowledge in fish skin
processing.
• Mapping traditional fish skin crafts to validate their technical feasibility.
• Field trip. The field trip covered the area around Sauðárkrókur on the North East
coast of Iceland.
• Workshop on fish skin leather craft to test ideas through teaching and learning,
observing students’ design approaches using fish skin as an alternative material.
• Photographs and video recording.
• A documentary filmed during the workshop, featuring interviews with students,
curators and craftsman to observe students’ development of fish skin finishes as
a form of design research.
• Sketchbook development.
• Literature review.
15.5 Discussion and Results: Best Practices in Fashion
Higher Education Increasing the Co-production
of Knowledge Sharing Indigenous/Traditional
Knowledge with Arctic Higher Education Fashion
Students
The Fish Leather Craftsmanship workshop was organised by the author, Elisa
Palomino, BA, Fashion Print pathway leader at Central Saint Martins, London, and
Katrin Karadottir, Programme Director in Fashion Design at Iceland Academy of
the Arts, in collaboration with Atlantic Leather tannery, with the participation of
students from Iceland University of the Arts, the Royal Danish Academy of Arts,
Boras University, Aalto University and Central Saint Martins.
In order to provide an inspiring environment in Arctic higher education, to
enhance student engagement and test a new learning experience, the author designed
a workshop encouraging Artic design students to produce fish leather designs using
traditional skills built over generations by Arctic indigenous peoples. The aim was
to promote the vast set of knowledge and skills on fish skin that the north possesses,
developing sustainable design within the Arctic’s traditional ways of life in areas
E. Palomino
• Sharing [Dissemination]. Feedback has been sought through activities such as
conferences, published articles, teaching and communication via the author’s
website http://www.fishskinlab.com.
15.4.2 Methods
Action research was used during this study. The data was collected through:
• Archival research in museums to study traditional knowledge in fish skin
processing.
• Mapping traditional fish skin crafts to validate their technical feasibility.
• Field trip. The field trip covered the area around Sauðárkrókur on the North East
coast of Iceland.
• Workshop on fish skin leather craft to test ideas through teaching and learning,
observing students’ design approaches using fish skin as an alternative material.
• Photographs and video recording.
• A documentary filmed during the workshop, featuring interviews with students,
curators and craftsman to observe students’ development of fish skin finishes as
a form of design research.
• Sketchbook development.
• Literature review.
15.5 Discussion and Results: Best Practices in Fashion
Higher Education Increasing the Co-production
of Knowledge Sharing Indigenous/Traditional
Knowledge with Arctic Higher Education Fashion
Students
The Fish Leather Craftsmanship workshop was organised by the author, Elisa
Palomino, BA, Fashion Print pathway leader at Central Saint Martins, London, and
Katrin Karadottir, Programme Director in Fashion Design at Iceland Academy of
the Arts, in collaboration with Atlantic Leather tannery, with the participation of
students from Iceland University of the Arts, the Royal Danish Academy of Arts,
Boras University, Aalto University and Central Saint Martins.
In order to provide an inspiring environment in Arctic higher education, to
enhance student engagement and test a new learning experience, the author designed
a workshop encouraging Artic design students to produce fish leather designs using
traditional skills built over generations by Arctic indigenous peoples. The aim was
to promote the vast set of knowledge and skills on fish skin that the north possesses,
developing sustainable design within the Arctic’s traditional ways of life in areas
E. Palomino