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Working at the intersection of anthropology, education and sustainable fashion, Elisa Palomino has conducted research, written publications and developed educational programs on Indigenous knowledge, participatory design, ethics, and heritage. She has explored themes of subsistence materials from Arctic cultures with the aim of protecting Indigenous Peoples' rights as tradition holders, alongside the rights of animals and the natural environment. She leads global collaborations with Natives, scholars and institutions, linking education to sustainable development across ecological, social, cultural, and economic dimensions. As a KHI-ANAMED fellow, Elisa has researched fish demigods in the aquatic landscapes of ancient Anatolian civilisations.

Elisa has led EU funded projects such as Horizon 2020 FishSkin, she has been a Fulbright scholar, a Kluge fellow at the Library of Congress, a fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and a joint KHI-ANAMED fellow. Currently, she is a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center, specialising in Indigenous cultural heritage, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Visual Anthropology, and Museum Studies.

Elisa holds 25-year experience designing for luxury fashion brands including John Galliano and Christian Dior. As Fashion Print director at Central Saint Martins, London, and international lecturer for over a decade, she focuses on sustainability and nature-based materials. She earned a Ph.D. in Sustainable Fashion and Anthropology from London College of Fashion.

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Employment (14)

Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz: Florence, IT

2024-02-01 to present | Postdoctoral Researcher
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National Museum of Natural History: Washington, US

2021-05-01 to present | Research associate (Anthropology department)
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Giorgio Cini Foundation: Venice, IT

2024-07-01 to 2024-08-02 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Centro Studi di Civiltà e Spiritualità Comparate)
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Koç University: Istanbul, TR

2023-10-01 to 2024-01-31 | Postdoctoral researche (ANAMED)
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European Commission: Brussels, BE

2019-02-01 to 2024-01-01 | Principal Investigator (Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skolodowska-Curie grant agreement No FISHSkin 823943)
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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science: Berlin, DE

2023-07-01 to 2023-09-30 | Postdoctoral Researcher ( Dept. III The Body of Animals Proteins and Fibers: Scaffolding History with Molecular Signature)
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Library of Congress: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2022-10-01 to 2023-02-01 | Kluge Fellow (Kluge)
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University of the Arts London Central Saint Martins: London, London, GB

2012 to 2023-02-01 | BA Fashion Print Pathway Leader (BA Fashion)
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Fulbright Program: Washington, US

2019-06-01 to 2019-08-30 | Fulbright Scholar (UK US)
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ELISA PALOMINO : London, GB

2010-01-01 to 2013-03-01 | CEO (Fashion)
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DIANE VON FURSTENBERG: New York, US

2008-01-03 to 2010-07-01 | VP of Design (Fashion)
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Roberto Cavalli : Florence, IT

2007-04-01 to 2007-09-01 | Head of the Studio (Fashion)
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John Galliano: Paris, FR

2000-01-03 to 2007-04-01 | Head of the Studio (Fashion)
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Christian Dior: Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, FR

2000-01-03 to 2007-04-01 (Fashion)
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Education and qualifications (4)

University of the Arts London: London, GB

2017-10-01 to 2023-04-24 | PHD (London College of Fashion.)
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University of the Arts London: London, London, GB

2014-10-01 to 2015-10-01 | Postgraduate Certificate Teaching and Learning in Art, Design and Communication
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Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design: London, London, GB

1990 to 1992 | MA Fashion and Textiles (MA Fashion)
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Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design: London, London, GB

1989 to 1990 | Postgraduate in Textile Design (Textiles)
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Professional activities (12)

SRUK CERU Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom: LODON, London, GB

2018-12-13 to present | Member
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TFRC Textile Future Research Centre: London, GB

2018-09-01 to present | member (University of the Arts)
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Society of Dyers and Colourists: Bradford, West Yorkshire, GB

2018-08-03 to present | Member
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British Association for Japanese Studies: Colchester, Essex, GB

2018-06-01 to present | Member
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ALG Archaeological Leather Group: Northampton, GB

2018-03-02 to present | Member
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International Council of Museums: Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, FR

2018-01-07 to present | member
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EAJS European Association for Japanese Studies: Berlin, DE

2018-01-04 to present | Member
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Spanish Association of Museologists: madrid, ES

2017-12-10 to present | Adviser (International Scientific Committee)
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Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa: Getaria, Euskadi, ES

2017-12-02 to present | Education Advisor
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Bilbao Art & Fashion: Bilbao, ES

2017-03-04 to present | Advisory Committee
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Higher Education Academy: York, North Yorkshire, GB

2015-09-01 to present | Fellow. Recognition number: PR095260
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International Council on Monuments and Sites: Charenton-le-Pont, FR

2002-01-05 to present | Member (ICOMOS)
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Funding (17)

SUSTAINABLE FISH SKIN NETWORK

2019-09 to 2019-10 | Grant
Nordic Culture Fund (DENMARK, SCANDINAVIA, DK)
GRANT_NUMBER: B2018.0707
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FishSkin: Developing Fish Skin as a Sustainable Raw Material for the Fashion Industry

2019-02 to 2022-02 | Grant
European Commission (EU Horizon 2020-MSCA-RISE-2018. , EU, GB)
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823943

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JAPANESE NATURAL DYES ON FISH SKIN LEATHER

2018-08 to 2018-09 | Grant
Daiwa Foundation Small Grant. (london, london, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

9592/13465

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AINU FISH LEATHER CRAFTSMANSHIP WORKSHOP

2018-07 to 2018-08 | Grant
The Japan Foundation Endowment Committee (London, Greater London, Royaume-Uni, Japan, JP)
GRANT_NUMBER: 612 1017
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AINU FISH LEATHER CRAFTSMANSHIP

2018-07 to 2018-07 | Grant
Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: 5282
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THE SUSTAINABILITY AND CRAFT INNOVATION OF FISH LEATHER IN THE LUXURY INDUSTRY

2018-03 to 2018-12 | Grant
Worth (Madrid, Spain, ES)
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NORDIC FISH LEATHER CRAFT WORKSHOP

2018-03 to 2018-03 | Grant
Nordic Culture Fund (Copenhagen , DK)
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O2018.0053

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NORDIC FISH LEATHER CRAFT WORKSHOP

2018-03 to 2018-03 | Grant
SDC SOCIETY OF DYERS AND COLOURISTS (london, GB)
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TOCHIGI PREFECTURE INDIGO KATAZOME WORKSHOP

2017-07 to 2017-08 | Grant
University of the Arts London (London, GB)
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INDIGO KATAZOME CRAFTSMANSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY

2017-07 to 2017-07 | Grant
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (London, GB)
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ICELANDIC SUSTAINABILITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP

2017-03 to 2017-03 | Grant
European Commission (London, GB)
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THE CHALLENGES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHILE STUDYING ABROAD

2016-09 to 2016-09 | Grant
IFFTI The International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institute (New Delhi, IN)
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FIRE UP

2013 to 2013 | Grant
Arts and Humanities Research Council (London, GB)
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Professional involvement towards equal opportunities for women

2012 to 2012 | Award
Spanish Government (Valencia, ES)
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Pioneer Program business incubator

2011 to 2012 | Grant
Center for Fashion Enterprise (London, GB)
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President’s Award for Excellence in Design

2010 to present | Award
Academy of Art University, San Francisco (San Francisco, US)
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Fashion Freedom winner

2010 to 2010 | Award
Whoisonnext and VOGUE Italia (Rome, IT)
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Works (22)

Traditional Fish Leather Dyeing Methods with Indigenous Arctic Plants

Heritage
2024-07 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Elisa Palomino; Lotta Rahme; Katrín María Káradóttir; Mitsuhiro Kokita; Sigmundur Páll Freysteinsson
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Traditional dyeing methods with Native Arctic Plants for fish leather

Everything and Everybody as Material: Dialogical Bodies Conference
2024-04-12 | Conference paper
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Digital Tools in the Fashion Industry

2024-03-19 | Book chapter
Contributors: Elisa Palomino; Ana Solo; Ayelet Karmon; Ori Topaz; Ana Cordoba Crespo
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Digital Tools in the Fashion Industry: fish skin garments and Ainu fish skin traditions'

Routledge
2024-03-19 | Book chapter | Conceptualization
Part of ISBN: 9781032658506
Contributors: Annick Schramme; Nathalie Verboven; Elisa Palomino
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Indigenous Arctic Fish Skin Heritage: Sustainability, Craft and Material Innovation

2023-04-24 | Dissertation/Thesis
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Fish skin Peoples of the Bering Strait: Encounters in Hokkaido, Japan.

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of natural History. Arctic Studies Center Newsletter.
2023-04-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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The Arctic as viewed from Florence

Arctic Studies Center Newsletter, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
2022-05-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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A virtual Ainu fish skin workshop during Covid 19

Global Fashion conference. Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw.
2022-03-02 | Conference paper
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Alutiiq Fish Skin Traditions: Connecting Communities in the COVID-19 Era

Heritage
2021-11-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Elisa Palomino; June Pardue
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A virtual Alutiiq Fish Skin workshop during Covid-19 times.

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of natural History. Arctic Studies Center Newsletter. May 2021. N.30
2021-05-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Preservation of Hezhen Fish Skin Tradition through Fashion HE

Fashion Film Festival Milano 21 Best Green Fashion Film
2021-04-02 | Other
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Patagonian fish skin tanning processes.

XXXVI IULTCS Congress Greening the Leather Value Chain
2021-03-03 | Conference paper
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Indigenous Arctic Fish Skin-A study of different traditional skin processing technology.

Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists Journal
2021-03-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: ISSN 0144-0322
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Fish Skin Coat from the Amur River.

TEXT for the Study of the History Art Design of Textiles.
2021-02-02 | Journal article
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Fish skin, a historical material assimilated as a sustainable material for fashion

Fashion: Culture, Craft, and Identity. Brill.
2021-02-01 | Book chapter
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Indigenous Fish Skin Craft Revived Through Contemporary Fashion.

International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes Journal
2020-06-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: ISSN: 2694-5193
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Fashion workshop in Anchorage.

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of natural History. Arctic Studies Center Newsletter. May 2020. N.27
2020-05-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Preservation of Hezhen Fish Leather tradition through Fashion Education

Textiles, Identity and Innovation. Taylor & Francis
2020-03-02 | Book chapter
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Material Design Research - Fish skin, a new environmental -friendly material for fashio

Design Research for Change
2019-12-12 | Book chapter
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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SDG 14 Life Below Water Introducing Fish Skin as a Sustainable Raw Material for Fashion

2019-11-14 | Book chapter | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Elisa Palomino
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Indigenous Arctic Fishskin clothing traditions: Cultural and ecological impacts on Fashion Higher Education

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ELISA PALOMINO MEMORIES

La Imprenta
2017-03 | Book
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