Holly McQuillan is a designer and researcher whose work asks what it would mean to design textile systems that work with living systems rather than against them. Based at TU Delft, she brings ecological and systems thinking into design practice, working with engineers, scientists, and industry to reimagine how textile-forms and textile-based products are conceived and made. Her practice is holistic: the material, the process, the tool, and the form are considered together, with the aim of a more regenerative relationship between making and the world we make within.
Textile-form: a term developed through her PhD research to describe three-dimensionally formed textile structures, distinct from 3D weaving’s association with surface texture, and from wholegarment’s focus on apparel alone.
Holly McQuillan 
awesome and inspiring! great site and articles. with strong ideas that do change the world. thanks!
Interested in connecting with people who are trying to re – invent the wheel for fashion.
Very inspiring work and ideas. Ritesh
My head is spinning…. how on earth can you come up with those patterns?? Amazing! I’ve been doing pattern drafting for the past 3 years and i always go thro hoops to try not to waste too much fabric when i cut. I’m really interested in doing zero-waste cos where i live, i just heard on the radio yesterday that on average, each resident produce 1 ton of trash every year! 1 ton!! I want to do more sustainable fashion, can you give me a few pointers where/how i can start? Just to start kick-start my research?