Previously the Founding Dean of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, Sass Brown is currently a Senior Lecturer at Kingston University London. Brown completed her Ph.D. in January 2021 on Global Artisanship and Models of Sustainable Development. Before joining DIDI, Sass was the Interim Dean for the Fashion Institute of Technology’s School of Art and Design in New York, where she oversaw the management of 17 design departments. As a researcher, writer, and educator, Brown’s area of expertise is ethical fashion in all its forms from slow design and heritage craft skills to recycling, reuse, alternative business models and ethical practices. Her publications include the books Eco Fashion and ReFashioned for British publishers Laurence King.