SPEAKING

Kristine Upesleja has spoken at over 50 events across the world on all things innovative materials and sustainable fashion. If you would like to request her for your next event, please visit the contact page. She is fluent in English, German, and Latvian.

TOPICS

  • Sustainable Fashion

  • Circular Economy

  • Slow Fashion vs. Fast Fashion

  • Up-cycling, Recycling

  • Biocouture, Biofashion and Biosynthetics

  • Smart Materials

  • Impacts of Wearable Technology and Smart Fabrics

  • Textiles and Materials Sourcing

  • Trends in Fashion

  • Costume and Stage Design

  • 3D Printing in Fashion and the Footwear Industry

Upcoming Events

  • Kendall College of Art and Design
    Grand Rapids, Michigan (Virtual) | May, 3rd 2022

  • MAGIC Apparel Show
    Las Vegas, Nevada (Virtual) | August, 9th 2022

    • SELECTED PAST EVENTS

    2022

  • Ueda College of Fashion, Judging and Presenting
    Osaka, Japan (Virtual) | January 2022

    • ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena: Mentor for Independent study about mushrooms as design material Hybrid January -May 2022

    • Marlborough High School, Los Angeles: Mentor for 2 students for sustainable fashion studies Hybrid January - May 2022

    • Kendall College, Grand Rapids , Michigan: Workshop and study tour Innovative trends and concepts in person in Los Angeles May 3rd, 2022

    • ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena: CMF_x Workshop ( Colors, Materials, Finishes) Workshop lecturer Pasadena June 6-11

    • FIDM Speaker's Bureau, Austin, Texas: Teachers' Conference Texas Presentation online July 20. 2022

    • Ueda College of fashion, Osaka, Japan: Workshop at FIDM in Los Angeles Trends and Concepts for a new materials world In person at FIDM campus August 8, 2022

    • Eden Travel study tour, Hongkong/London: Panel discussion on sustainability Online August 25, 2022

    • OTIS College of Art and Design, Los Angeles: Presentation Engineering Fashion in Person September 7, 2022

    • USC, Los Angeles: Trends and Concepts for a new Materials World In person September 8, 2022

    • Li Edelkoort/New York Textile Month: Dorothy Waxman Textile Award Select best textile design from 30 participants from all around the world Judge Online September 20, 2022

    2021

  • Massey University
    New Zealand (Virtual) | July 17th, 2021
  • Swedish Chamber of Commerce,
    Riga, Lativa (Virtual) | June 2nd, 2021
  • Marist College, Liberal Arts College
    Poughkeepsie, NY (Virtual) | May 19th, 2021
  • FIDM Fashion Club, FIDM Innovative Materials Collection
    Los Angeles, California | April 22nd, 2021
  • University of Innsbruck, Designing Future Realities
    Innsbruck, Austria (Virtual) | March 16, 2021
  • Ueda College of Fashion, Judging and Presenting the Fashion Drawing Award and Fashion Design Award
    Osaka, Japan | January 2021

    • 2020

  • PI Apparel, Trends and Concepts for a New Materials World
    New York City, New York | November 11, 2020
  • Design Shanghai, Judge for Awards
    Shanghai, China | 2020
  • Ueda College of Fashion
    Osaka, Japan | 2020
  • Virtual MAGIC Trade Show, Trends and Concepts For Future Materials
    Las Vegas, Nevada | October 2020

    • 2019

  • California State University Long Beach, Duncan Anderson Design Lecture Series
    Long Beach, California | October 17
  • Tongji Design Week, NEUNI Materio - Global New Material Forum
    Shanghai, China | October 15
  • Ueda College of Fashion, Engineering Fashion
    Osaka, Japan | June 6-12
  • Woodbury University, Trends and Concepts for a New Materials World
    Burbank, California | April 2

    • 2018

  • Reformation, HQ
    Los Angeles, California | December 11
  • Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, 9th Annual Innovative Materials Conference
    Los Angeles, California | October 22-27
  • University of Southern California, Fashion Industry Association
    Los Angeles, California | October 5
  • LA Textile Arts, Fall Textile Summit
    Los Angeles, California | September 15-16
  • Study Hall
    Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, California | August 26
  • MAGIC Trade Show
    Las Vegas, Nevada | August 14
  • Ueda College of Fashion, Engineering Fashion
    Osaka, Japan | June 6-9
  • GUESS, The World of Fibers
    Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California | March 12
  • Magic, Sourcing Sessions
    Las Vegas, Nevada | February 12-14

    • 2017

  • Santa Monica City College, Engineering Fashion
    Santa Monica, California | December 8
  • California State University Long Beach, Engineering Fashion – Inventions
    Long Beach, California | November 9
  • Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show, Trends and Concepts for a New Material World
    Taipei, Taiwan | October 16-18
  • Swiss Textile Collection, Evaluator
    Zurich, Switzerland | September 17
  • Make it in LA + Los Angeles Clean Tech Indubator, Future Textiles: How to Use Tomorrow’s Materials Today
    Los Angeles, California | May 31
  • GUESS, Trends and Concepts for Fashion Design, Sustainability Workshop
    Los Angeles, California | February 1
  • EcoSessions, Innovations in Textiles
    Soho House West Hollywood, California | January 12

    • 2016

  • Southern California Institute of Architecture, Lecture Series: Engineering Fashion
    Los Angeles, California | December 4
  • EcoSessions, Circular Economy
    Montreal, Canada | October 19
  • Wear It Smart Conference, Engineering Fashion
    Montreal, Canada | October 19-20
  • Pasadena Art Center College of Design, Lecture: Engineering Fashion
    Pasadena, California | October 17

    • Pre 2015

  • Smart Fabrics and Wearable Technology, Engineering Fashion Inventions
    Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, California | May 12, 2015
  • Woodbury University, Innovative Textiles and Materials, Innovative Materials
    Burbank, California | May 8, 2014
  • AATCC Conference, Innovative Materials for the Fashion World
    Long Beach, California | May 2013
  • Fashion Group International, Trends in Sustainable Fashion
    San Diego, California | February 2013
  • Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, First Annual Innovative Materials Conference
    Los Angeles, California | 2010
  • Innovative Materials Exhibition, Innovative Textiles and Materials, Curator and Lecturer
    Riga, Latvia | 2009