Dr Frankie Ng is Associate Professor at the Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China. A respected specialist in the field, Dr Ng has published widely in this area and also holds design and technology patents and awards.Professor Jiu Zhou is Chair Professor of Textile Design and Head of the Textile Department at the College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China. He has more than 20 years of academic research experience in the field of textile design and has published over 50 papers and patents related to textile design.