Trine Lindegaard Jensen
Fashion professor
Education
- M.F.A., fashion design, Royal College of Art
- B.A., fashion, Middlesex University
Credentials
Employment
- Professor of fashion, 2017-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
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Co-founder and designer, 2015-17, Trine Lindegaard Studio, Copenhagen, DK
Danish-based textile and art studio. Worked with integration and self-empowerment though craft projects and social engagement in the local communities. Large-scale urban art projects, fashion shows, and installations involving vulnerable groups of society. Recognized and financially supported by local councils and institutions.
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Owner of menswear brand, 2011-15, Trine Lindegaard, London, UK
Contemporary menswear brand with a strong focus on social design processes and sustainable production methods. Used traditional craft projects involving UK-based prisoners, West African Kente weavers, and asylum seekers. Press included Dazed, Hunger, Vice, The Guardian, Vogue Japan, Volt, and Wad.
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Self-employed, 2011-12, Move Me Shirts, London, UK
Textile design studio using sustainable and local manufacturing. Products sold to Magma and Tate Modern.
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Buyer, 2006-08, MacCulloch & Wallis, London, UK
Sourced all new product ranges. Visited all major trade shows. Negotiated directly with agents and factories. Performed budgeting, pricing, and sales analysis.
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Design and production assistant, 2005-06, Jens Laugesen, London, UK
Constructed and made show pieces. Worked closely with factories on production.
Freelance projects and consultancy work
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2017, Urban Academy
Various creative projects with vulnerable youth.
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2017, Maker Shirts
Design consultant and project development of 100% waste materials.
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Facilitator and teacher, 2016, In Line With the World
Workshop for vulnerable immigrant women.
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Workshop leader, 2015, IFF
Ran design workshops for residents of Avnstrup Asylum Centre (Red Cross).
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Designer, producer, sourcing, 2015, Malaika
Sustainable clothing range.
- Designer and producer of staff uniforms, 2011, Siemens, The Crystal, London, UK
- Guest lecturer, 2011, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
- Print design, 2011, Bacardi
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Runner-up, DANSK Magazine – Danish design talent, 2014
- Winner, RCA & Wates Foundation Social Design Prize, 2013
- Winner, Ones to Watch, Vauxhall Fashion Scout, 2011
- Winner, Graduate Fashion Week, 2006
- Competition winner, LG Delightfully Smart, 2005
Publications and presentations
Publications and press
- The Guardian
- Metro Xpress
- Radio 24/7
- Vice
- Vogue Hommes Japan
- Vogue UK
- TV2
- Interview
- WAD
- Soundvenue
- Style Bubble
- Hype Beast
- Jyllands Posten
- Zoo Magazine
- Bullet
- WGSN
Exhibitions
- Strings, project coordinator, large-scale string art project, 2017
- Weave Together, large-scale community weaving project, 2017
- Made in Ishøj – Our Denmark, Copenhagen Fashion Week, 2017
- Waste, Copenhagen Fashion Week, 2016
- Dish, record release in collaboration with Music for Dreams, 2016
- Stitch: Ishøj, urban craft project in a social housing community, 2016
- Stitch: Join Denmark Together, world's biggest cross stitch piece, 2016