Roya Aghighi

CEO

Canada5 yrs 5 mos experience

Key Highlights

Founder and CEO with a focus on sustainable fashion.
Expert in innovative materials and design thinking.
Panelist at major sustainability conferences.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in sustainable fashion and innovative material development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sustainable DevelopmentInnovation DevelopmentSustainability EducationSustainable Fashion

Other Skills

Advanced MaterialsFuture of fashionMultidisciplinary DesignDesign ThinkingSynthetic BiologyCradle-to-cradle designCritical ThinkingDesign ResearchecocentricDesign + scienceprovocative designdesign executionideation3D ModelingConcept Development

Experience

5 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 6 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Lebanese american university

Sessional Instructor - Biodesign in Fashion

Jan 2022 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Beirut, Lebanon

Sustainability EducationFuture of fashionSustainable Fashion

Lite-1

Chief Executive Officer

Sep 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 8 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Clean foundation

Sustainability Consultant

Aug 2020 – Mar 2021 · 7 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Clean Leadership Professional Internship program is funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Science Horizons program.

Lululemon

Sustainable Material Developer

Oct 2019 – Oct 2023 · 4 yrs · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · On-site

Innovation DevelopmentSustainable DevelopmentAdvanced Materials

@tu delft sponsored by lululemon

Research Investigator

Sep 2019 – Aug 2020 · 11 mos · Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

A year long multidisciplinary investigation on optimizing the functionality of the living and photosynthetic textile "Biogarmentry" and the possibility of programming the growth of its patterns through a collaboration between science and design research at TU Delft, Netherlands which was sponsored by Lululemon Athletica.

Materials experience lab

Design Researcher

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs · Delft Area, Netherlands

Pollima

Panelist + exhibitor at Pollima Material Revolution

Oct 2018 – Jan 2018 · 3 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

Presented project Biogarmentry at “Pollima Material Revolution” where sustainable fashion leaders met in down town LA during fashion week to discuss alternative perspectives to the current fashion industry systems. Roya was a part of panel discussion; provoking conversations about future of fashion and application of biology in design in order to shift behaviours around textiles through creating alternative materials. Her project Biogarmentry was exhibited at Ren Gallery LA.

Bioneers

Panelist + Exhibitor at Bioneers

Oct 2018 – Jan 2018 · 3 mos · San Rafael, California

Presented along a group of innovators across all disciplines as pioneers to re-imagine how to shape a better future. Bioneers highlights social and scientific innovators who’ve developed and demonstrated far better technological, economic, social, and political models. Roya was a panelist, speaking about her project Biogarmentry as a revolutionary material which can bring the lost agency back to textiles.
Biogarmentry was exhibited at Re-Dome during the conference.

Fashion colloquium 2018, artez university

Speaker, Lecturer

May 2018 – Jan 2018 · 8 mos · Arnhem, Netherland

Presenter of biogarmentry at The ‘Fashion Colloquium: Searching for the New Luxury’

Emily carr university of art and design

2 roles

Research Assistant for Material Matters lab

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr

Utilization of 3D printing techniques in order to explore and develop self-forming textiles through use of recycled plastics

Design Research Assistant at Material Matters lab

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr

Worked as a design researcher on a series of product developments and research through making
A hands-on approach to research and product developement
Use of Various Prototyping methods such as 3D printing, 3D modeling, wood working,
casting, Vacuum forming
Participating in meetings with clients