Shamukhitdinova, Lola

Lola Shamukhitdinova, Dipl. Ing. Dr. is a specialist in clothing, textile technology and design. She received her doctorate from the Moscow State University of Design and Technology. She is currently a research fellow at TU Dortmund University and coordinator of the international research project “Modernity of Tradition: Uzbek textile heritage as cultural and economic resource”, funded by the Volkswagen-Foundation. Previously she held positions as associate professor at the Tashkent Institute for textile and Apparel Industry and as head of the department “Technology and Design of Apparel industry products” (2005–2006). Her research interests include contemporary Central Asian textile design, technology and consumption, technology and design of traditional textiles. She has also participated in multidisciplinary team research on the creation of a textiles database for international use.