Iryna Kuksa Editor & Author

Iryna Kuksa is a Senior Research Fellow in Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University, UK. In her research, Iryna investigates the challenges, and opportunities, encountered by scholars, practitioners and educators in using immersive virtual environments and in applying 3D visualisation as research methodology. Her broad research interests enable her to make creative and inventive connections between various areas of knowledge, identifying exciting research questions and methodologies.

Tom Fisher is a Professor of Art and Design Research in the School of Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University, UK. His academic background combines Art History, Design and Sociology and he has led research funded by the AHRC on industrial heritage, innovation in relation to new textile technologies and for Defra on sustainable clothing. He is a member of the Design Research Society Council and leads the Special Interest Group OPEN (Objects, Practices, Experiences, Networks). His current research seeks to deepen connections between Design and research in the human sciences by focusing on skills in material practices.