Kristine Upesleja

Kristine Upesleja is a Senior Lecturer at ASU FIDM in Los Angeles, where she founded the Innovative Textiles & Materials Department. She teaches 'Wearables: Material Futures' in the Product Design Department at Art Center and serves as a guest lecturer at UEDA College Of Fashion Design in Osaka, Japan. Kristine actively participates in global conferences and contributes to community initiatives like Textile Arts LA and Fashiontechworks.

Her work intersects with:

• Material science innovation
• Textile technology trends
• Interdisciplinary collaborations between design and engineering
• Sustainable materials development

Kristine collaborates with international companies such as Hugo Boss, Stone Island, Lenzing, and Patagonia, and runs her consulting firm, Madisons-Innovative Materials. She is part of the Textile Stakeholder Group at Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI).

Key affiliations include:

• ASU FIDM (founder of Innovative Textiles & Materials Department)
• Art Center (Product Design Department Senior Lecturer)
• UEDA College Of Fashion Design (guest lecturer)
• Textile Arts LA and Fashiontechworks (Advisory Board member)
• LACI (Textile Stakeholder Group participant)