Han-Ah Yoo (Hannah) is a Teaching Assistant Professor of Apparel Design and Product Development in the Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles (AMDT) at Washington State University. Prior to joining Washington State University, she explored various paths, including roles as a fashion designer, art educator, and exhibition manager.
Han-Ah’s artworks, utilizing traditional techniques and the latest technologies, have been invited and received honors at national and international juried exhibitions. Her research and design scholarship center on cutting-edge digital technology in the apparel industry (e.g., AI design, 3D virtual design, 3D and digital textile printing, laser cutting), sustainable apparel production, and apparel pedagogy. She envisions her collaborative work with fellow artists, researchers, and organizations as a catalyst for positive societal change. Furthermore, she eagerly looks forward to sharing her accomplishments with the next generation within the design field.
She was born in a village surrounded by mountains, grass fields, and streams. Her artistic sensibility was developed by the colorful sights, various auditory, olfactory, and tactile elements from nature. She has explored her design experience under her mother, an educator and a jewelry artist. Fallen leaves, flowers, rocks, beads, fabrics, and leftover leather were her friends. She enjoyed watching how the materials were manipulated, created harmony, and finally became a new form next to her mother.