EDUCATION
PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR | Mar 2021
Major: Fashion Communication and Promotion (Concentration: Digital Visual Merchandising Design)
Thesis: A System of Digital Visual Merchandising for Innovative Textiles and Fashion
M.A., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR | Nov 2013
Major: Fashion and Textiles (Concentration: Fashion Merchandising)
B.A., Donghua University, Shanghai, China | Sep 2012
Major: Art Design (Concentration: Fashion Design)
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QUALIFICATION & FELLOWSHIP
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Leeds, UK | Feb 2024
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Advance HE, UK | Aug 2023
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), Advance HE, UK | Mar 2023
CAREER HISTORY
Lecturer in Fashion Marketing and Creative Communication | Mar 2024 - Present
School of Design, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Creative Advertising and Brand Design | Mar 2022 - Mar 2024
School of Design, University of Leeds
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Postdoctoral Fellow | Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
School of Fashion and Textiles (previous Institute of Textiles and Clothing), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Project Associate | Mar - Aug 2021
School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Project “Enhancing Student Learning Experience through Practitioner-research in Textile and Fashion”
Project Assistant | Mar – Sep 2018, Sep 2020 – Feb 2021
School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Project “Cross the Boundaries – Innovative Textile and Fashion Design”
Research Associate | Mar – Aug 2016
School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Project “Development of Sustainable Practices in the Fashion Industry”
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Intern | Mar 2014 – Mar 2016
School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Project “Manufacturing Metallic Silk and Polyester Textiles using the Developed RtR Sputtering System”
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CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIP
I. ORGANISED EXHIBITIONS AND FASHION SHOW
As Curator / Assistant Curator
1. Creativity and Visibility: Towards Fashion and Home Textiles (Virtual)
Exhibit: 1 September 2021 - 30 June 2022
Retrievability: https://qs1219397321.wixsite.com/edc-polyu/creativity-and-vsibility-exhibition
2. LOOK LOOP: Transitional Knitting – Research Work by Yishu Yan (Online)
Exhibit: Start on 18 June 2020, The Fashion Gallery, Hong Kong
Retrievability: https://www.fashiongallery.hk/lookloop
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3. Kinor Jiang: Cloth / Landscape
Exhibit: 14 April – 24 June 2019, The Fashion Gallery, Hong Kong
Retrievability: https://www.fashiongallery.hk/kinor-jiang-cloth-landscape
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4. Youth and Beauty – Research of Qipao and Textiles in the Republic of China by GONG Jianpei
Exhibit: 18 January – 14 March 2019, The Fashion Gallery, Hong Kong
Retrievability: https://www.fashiongallery.hk/beauty-youth
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5. Self-Organisation: Junichi Arai’s Textile Anthology
Exhibit: 16 December 2017 – 26 January 2018, Innovation Gallery and The Fashion Gallery, Hong Kong
Retrievability: https://www.fashiongallery.hk/junichi-arai
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6. Encounter Art and Technology by Guangdong Rising Well Science and Technology Co., LTD,
(Functional Textiles Technology Summit)
Show Date: 7 July 2017, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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7. Wearable Art – New Beat: International Student Competition, 10th International Shibori Symposium
Exhibit: 5 - 30 September 2016, The Fashion Gallery, Hong Kong, 15 - 20 November 2016, Centro Cultural San Pablo, Oaxaca, Mexico
Retrievability: https://www.fashiongallery.hk/10th-international-shibori-2016
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8. New Beat: International Student Competition – Textile and Wearable Art, 9th International Shibori Symposium
Exhibit: 27 August – 10 October 2014, The Fashion Gallery, Hong Kong
Retrievability: https://www.fashiongallery.hk/9iss
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As Exhibition Assistant
1. ITC Graduation Exhibition 2019
Exhibit: 30 September – 07 November 2019, The Fashion Gallery, Hong Kong
Retrievability: https://www.fashiongallery.hk/itc-graduation-exhibition-2019
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2. POLYU Fashion Show 2018 – Finalists Exhibition
Exhibit: 5 November 2018 – 14 January 2019, The Fashion Gallery, Hong Kong
Retrievability: https://www.fashiongallery.hk/polyu-ba-2018
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3. Evolutionary Cloth – Art of Junichi Arai
Exhibit: 9 December 2016 – 5 March 2017, Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan, China
Retrievability: http://wlt.hubei.gov.cn/hbmoa/zlhd/zlhg/202006/t20200603_2377108.shtml
4. Renaissance of Fashion – Francoise Hoffmann, Carmen Rion, Patis Tesoro
Exhibit: 31 August – 25 September 2015, The Fashion Gallery, Hong Kong
Retrievability: https://www.fashiongallery.hk/renaissance-of-fashion
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5. Fairview Frame
Exhibit: 13 July – 14 August 2015, The Fashion Gallery, Hong Kong
Retrievability: https://www.fashiongallery.hk/fairview-frame
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II. GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1. FLOATING SILK, Reality Beyond Reality - Life, Nature and Technology, 2022 International Fashion Art Exhibition, 16 - 22 July 2022, Xiqiao Culture Center, Xiqiao, China.
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2. FLOATING SAND, New Beat International Student Competition, 11th International Shibori Symposium, 07 – 15 July 2018, Tohoku University of Art and Design, Japan.
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3. FLOATING SAND, Surface Design in Fashion – Works by Professor Kinor Jiang and Collaborators. 18 January – 8 February 2018, Jill Stuart Gallery in Cornell University, USA.
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4. RORED, Art Al Vent XIV. 7 August - 1 September 2017, Gata de Gorgos, Spain.
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5. MX+HK, Fashion Parade, Rebelles - 2016 Festival of Extra Ordinary Textile. 24 September 2016, Place de la Victoire, Clermont- Ferrand, France.
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6. FLOATING SAND, 2015 International Festival of the Intangible Cultural Heritage – Gene/Recreation. 11-20 September 2015, Chengdu, China.
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7. UNTITLED GARMENT, China Innovation and Technology Fair. E22-23 May 2015, Guangzhou, China.
RESEARCH
I. BOOKS & CHAPTERS​
1. (Under review) Peng, Q.X. (2023). Employing Digital Visual Merchandising as A Promotional Tool for Expanding Textile Innovation, Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of World Textiles, Volume 10.
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2. Fabric: Metallic Textile Art of Kinor Jiang (2021), The Kong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ISBN 9789623678315 (Printing)
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3. Self-Organisation: Junichi Arai’s Textile Anthology. (2017). The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. ISBN 9789623678148
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4. Wearable Art - New Beat: International Student Competition. (2017). The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. ISBN 9789623678049 (print), 9789623678049 (electronic)
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5. Fashion Thinking with Life Drawing. (2015). The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. ISBN 9789623677868
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6. International Textile Design and Fashion Art. (2014). The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. ISBN: 9789623677837
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II. JOURNAL PAPERS​
1. Jiang, S.X., Peng, Q.X. (2020). Starting from Design Origin: Development of Metal-coated Textiles Technology, Art and Design, January 2020, Volume 321, pages 28 – 31. ISBN: 9770412366209.
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2. Peng, Q.X. (2018). Metallic Sound: Hometown of Gambiered Canton Gauze in 2018 China Fashion Week, China Textile, Volume 12, pages 52-53.
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3. Peng, Q.X. (2016). Sustainable metallising textile production developed in Hong Kong PolyU, China Textile, Volume 5, pages 50-51.
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4 Jiang, S.X. *, Yuan, G.X. *, Huang, J.J., Peng, Q.X. and Liu, L. (2015). The effect of laser engraving on aluminum foil-laminated denim fabric, Textile Research Journal, 0040517515599738.
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5. Miao, D.G., Zhao, H.M., Peng, Q.X., Shang, S.M., Jiang, S.X., (2014). Fabrication of high infrared reflective ceramic films of polyester fabrics by RF magnetron sputtering, Ceramics International, page 1595-1601.
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III.CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & PROCEEDINGS
1. Qiu, S., Peng, Q.X., Jiang, S.X. (2022). Linkage between Fashion and Textile Design Student and Industry: Interactive Platform for Practical Design, 2022 International Conference on Diversified Education and Social Development (DESD), 22-24 Jul. Hangzhou, China
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2. Peng, Q.X., Jiang, S.X. (2022). Practitioner-research Learning: A study of Adding Research Elements in Fashion and Textile Design Education, The International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI), 5-8 Apr. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK. pp. 228-243.
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3. Peng, Q.X., Jiang, S.X., Shang, S.M., Miao, D.G. (2019). A review on visual merchandising design contents and layouts in branded fashion websites, 10th Cross-Strait Conference of Textiles, 18-19 May. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. p. 73.
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4. Peng, Q.X., Jiang, S.X., Shang, S.M., Miao, D.G. (2018). The Study about How to Promote Innovative Textiles and Fashion with Digital Visual Merchandising, 9th Cross-Strait Conference of Textiles, 18-21 May. Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. p. 183.
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5. Peng, Q.X., Shang, S.M., Jiang, S.X. (2017). The Study of the Digital Visual Merchandising for Niche Brands and Its Impact on the Brand Development, 14th Asian Textile Conference, 27-30 June. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. Proceedings Volume II, pp.110-113, ISBN: 978-988-13999-4-6; e-ISBN: 978-988-13999-5-3.
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6. Peng, Q.X., Yuan, G.X., Jiang, S.X. (2015). The application and marketing potential of decorative and functional metallising textile, The 4th Global Conference on Materials Science and Engineering, 3-6 August. Macau University, Macau, China.
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7. Peng, Q.X., Jiang, S.X. (2014). A discussion about eco-fashion and its impacts on fashion design, 9th International Shibori Symposium, 31 October – 4 November. World Shibori Network and China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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IV. PATENTS
1. Functional curtain fabric with an anhydrous coating layer and method for manufacturing same, US: 2020/0149150 A1
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2. A method using vacuum coating technology to prepare conductive yards, PRC: 201810517459.7.
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3. A functional curtain fabric with anhydrous coating and its preparation method, PRC: 201710166204.6.
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4. A Roll-to-Roll Magnetron Sputtering Device for Textile Pattern Generation, PRC: 201420582217.3.
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5. A Yarn Winding Unit for Coating System, PRC: 201720116759.5.
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V. RESEARCH GRANT
1. Funding for Strategic Plan Initiatives to Expand Research Elements in the Undergraduate Curriculum 2020-22
Project “Enhancing Student Learning Experience through Practitioner-research in Textile and Fashion Design”, HKD 200,000 (Participator and proposal preparation)
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2. PolyU Lean LaunchPad Programme 2020
Project “Applying Metallic Sputtering Textiles in and beyond Fashion”, HKD 40,000 (Proposal preparation)
SCHOLARSHIP & AWARDS
1. Outstanding Reviewer | 2022
​ Textile Bioengineering and Information Society, 5-8 September 2022, Liberec, Czech Republic
2. Best Paper Award | 2018
Paper: The Study about How to Promote Innovative Textiles and Fashion with Digital Visual Merchandising
Conference: 9th Cross-Strait Conference of Textiles
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3. Excellent Student of Donghua University | 2009
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4. Scholarship of Donghua University | 2009
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5. Youngor Scholarship | 2009
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6. Excellent Paper Award | 2008
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SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
I. SERVICE TO DEPARTMENT
1. Deputy Programme Leader, MA Global Fashion Management | Mar 2024 - Present
2. School Exhibition Curator | Sep 2022 - Present
3. Deputy Programme Leader, MA Advertising and Design | Jul 2022 - Mar 2024
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II. SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
Professional Membership
1. Secretaries on the Exhibition Committee, International Fashion Art Network | 2020 - Present
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Juried Design Competition / Exhibition Reviewer
1. China Design Competition | 2023
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III. OTHERS
1. The Fashion Gallery
Established and designed the website for The Fashion Gallery, 2018-2019.
Link available at https://www.fashiongallery.hk/
2. Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT)
Label translation for the exhibition “Sudo Reiko: Making NUNO Textiles” held by the Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (2019).
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