Corinna Joyce (prev. Erken)
Program Manager, Bachelor of Fashion and Interim Senior Program Manager, Professional Communications
Details
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College: School of Communication & Design
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Department: School of Communication & Design
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Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
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corinna.erken@rmit.edu.vn
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ORCID: 0000-0002-2515-3383
About
Corinna Erken is a passionate educator with international experience in the Fashion Industry as designer, maker and consultant, with a strong focus on sustainability and startups. Corinna has previously taught in the Middle East and focuses her research on artisanal craftsmanship and systems change.
Awards & recognition:
- 2017 ESMOD Jury Award
- 2017 ESMOD Dubai Textile Award
- 2017 Academic Excellence Award, Dubai Academic City
Industry experience:
- Fashion Designer
- Pattern Maker
- Business Startup Consultant
Awards & recognition:
- 2017 ESMOD Jury Award
- 2017 ESMOD Dubai Textile Award
- 2017 Academic Excellence Award, Dubai Academic City
Industry experience:
- Fashion Designer
- Pattern Maker
- Business Startup Consultant
Academic positions
- Adjunct Faculty
- Dubai Institute of Design & Innovation
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 2019 – 2021
- Lecturer
- ESMOD
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 2017 – 2019
Non-academic positions
- Head of Design
- Morris Global Consultancy
- Production & Supply Chain Management
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 2019 – 2022
- Head of Design & Production
- Fácil Blanco
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 2017 – 2017
- Studio Manager
- Katya Kovtunovich
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 2016 – 2017
Teaching interests
- Fashion Enterprise
- Fashion Design and Pattern Making
- Fashion Design and Pattern Making
Research interests
- Craft, Culture and Society
- Post-Growth
- Social and Economic Shifts in Design and Industry
- Post-Growth
- Social and Economic Shifts in Design and Industry