Textiles of Sri Lanka

Gayathri Madubhani Ranathunga is Professor (ON MERIT) in the Department of Textile and Apparel Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. She obtained her first degree in Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Fine Arts, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, in 2003. She earned her Ph.D. in Integrated Design at the University of Moratuwa in April 2012. She earned a Post-Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Art, Design, and Communication (CLTAD), University of the Arts London, UK, 2006. Prof. Gayathri joined the University of Moratuwa in 2004. Her research interests are cultural studies in dress and fashion, socio-cultural, political, and religious Influences on costume and fashion, material culture analysis in historical costumes, intangible heritage, indigenous skills in textiles and sustainable survival and sustainable development, and fashion illustrations. She has published many research papers, conference proceedings, presentations, abstracts, and book chapters in international and national research journals and books.

• Sustainable development approaches for Sri Lankan Textile and Apparel industry.- “The quality that comes from oral tradition is the trend and luxury.” Indigenous hand-loom textiles show potential towards sustainable development.- Heritage of Living Entity and Living Skills: Advancing Sustainability Goals 1 & 4 in Handloom Textiles.- The Potential of Utilizing Sri Lankan Banana-Agro Waste to Generate Sustainable Textiles.- Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of the Apparel and Textile Industry on the Eradication of Poverty in Sri Lanka.- AS GOOD AS NEW: A Study on Sri Lanka Consumers' secondhand fashion consumption.- The use of ISO 14062:2002 sustainable design strategies of the designers to address SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns in the export apparel industry in Sri Lanka.- Sustainability & Textile Testing.- An Investigation of Fashion for Career Development in Women's Role in the Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka.- Eco-Friendly Dyeing Techniques for Banana Fibers from Banana application in the Sri Lankan context. Promoting Sustainable Coloration Methods.