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Finn Godbolt

Research Officer

Art & Design

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  • Research Officer
    Art & Design

BIO

Finn Godbolt is a textiles researcher at AUT University in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. His research is concerned with traditional and contemporary modes of textile design and manufacturing, primarily focusing on pictorial potentials of digital knitting. Finn's practice is influenced by historical contexts, aiming to fuse elements of traditional making and aesthetics in contemporary design.

 

Finn's current role as a Research Officer at AUT involves research and development of enhanced efficiencies for designing and producing textiles, with a significant interest in the programming and manufacturing processes associated with Shima Seiki knitting machines.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Research Officer
    Auckland University of Technology, Textile Technologies, Auckland, New Zealand1 Nov 2023
  • Lecturer
    Auckland University of Technology, Minor Programmes (Experimental Surfaces), Auckland, New Zealand1 Jul 2023
  • Research Assistant
    Auckland University of Technology, School of Art and Design, Auckland, New Zealand1 Jul 2023 - 31 Jan 2024
  • Lecturer
    Auckland University of Technology, Fashion (Theory and Technologies), Auckland, New Zealand1 Feb 2023 - 30 Nov 2023

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Freelance Knitwear Designer
    Self-Employed, Auckland, New Zealand1 Jan 2022
  • Costume Assistant
    Freelance, Auckland, New Zealand1 Jan 2021

DEGREES

  • Postgraduate Certificate, Creative Technologies
    Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand1 Jan 2021 - 30 Oct 2021
  • Masters of Design, Textiles
    Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand1 Jan 2017 - 30 Nov 2018
  • First Class Honours in Design, Textiles
    Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand1 Feb 2016 - 30 Nov 2016
  • Bachelor of Design, Textiles
    Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand15 Feb 2013 - 31 Oct 2015

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Shima Seiki Training
    Shima Seiki (Japan), Wakayama, Japan8 Feb 2024 - 23 Feb 2024
    Two week training programme learning Shima Seiki Apex programming for SRY Inlay and SIG123V Intarsia machines.

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Design & Creative Technologies

AVAILABILITY

  • Technical support
  • Industry Projects
  • Collaborative projects
  • Teaching provision

FIELDS OF RESEARCH