Mr Haruna Ibrahim is a smart, innovative, and dynamic Fashion Designer, Educator and Researcher with extensive experience and management skills in both Fashion entrepreneurship and academics. I have been practising as a Fashion Designer since 2003 to date and possess 2 master’s degrees in Fine Art- MFA (Textiles Design Option) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology and Master of Technology-MTEC in Competence-Based Training – CBT (Fashion Design Option) from the University of Education Winneba, Kumasi campus.
I am currently in my final year of PhD in Fashion Design from the University of Beira Interior, Portugal. My research area is sustainability in fashion design with a particular focus on slow consumption, longevity, and fashion product life cycle (circular economy).
I am passionate about context-specific research as a way of diagnosing fashion challenges and providing locally relevant fashion solutions to my society. For my professional development and to be accustomed to the germane issues within the fashion and textiles industry, I am very active in several professional bodies, and these include but are not limited to the following:
Academic Qualifications
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- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Fashion Design
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Textiles Design
- Master of Technology (MTech) in Competency-Based Training (Fashion and Textiles Design Option)
- BSc in Fashion and Textiles Design Education
- Diploma in Education
- Advanced Fashion Design and Textiles
- Intermediate Fashion and Textiles
Professional Affiliations/ Memberships
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- Member of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) ID: 5413-8E8E-336C
- Member of iA* Arts Research Unit www.iarte.ubi.pt
- Professional Member of the International Textiles and Apparel Association (ITAA) – Knoxville. U.S.A
- Member of the Ghana Home Economics Association
- Member of the Institute of Textile and Fashion Professionals – Ghana (ITFP-GH)
- Executive member of the Ghana National Tailors and Dress Makers Association (GNTDA)
Teaching Interests
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- 3D garment Development and Virtual Prototyping
- Garment Draping
- Garment Technology
- Pattern Technology
- Fashion Portfolio
- Fashion Presentation and Communication Skills
- Clothing Management Technology
- Textiles Printing Technology
- Creative Design and Working Drawing
Research Interests and Supervision
My research interest is sustainability in fashion design with a particular focus on:
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- Sustainable Fashion Design
- User-Centred Design (UCD)
- Co-design & Participatory Design
- Multi-Purpose & Modular Garments
- Bridalwear Sustainability
- Cultural Sustainability
- Circular Fashion Systems
- African Fashion Studies
- Slow consumption
- longevity and
- Fashion product life cycle (circular economy).
Selected Publications