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Karl Aspelund
Dr Karl Aspelund is associate director of the honours programme and associate professor of design and design theory at the University of Rhode Island. He also serves as visiting associate professor in ethnology and museum studies at the University of Iceland. After twenty years designing for theatre, film and public art he completed a Ph.D. in anthropology and material culture at Boston University, receiving the 2011 Edmonds Prize for Best Dissertation. Karl has authored three textbooks on design and design theory. His co-authored and co-edited volume of essays on Icelandic culture-creation and was nominated for the 2017 Icelandic Literary Prize.
Contact: Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, University of Rhode Island, Quinn Hall, 55 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.