George Kwame Fobiri
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Staff Grade
Assistant Lecturer
Department
Department of Fashion Design and Textiles
Faculty
Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology
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George Kwame Fobiri is an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Fashion Design and Textiles Studies, Kumasi Technical University. He obtained his first degree (BA. Industrial Art -Textiles) in 2016 from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. In 2021, he was appointed as a Senior Technician and the head of textiles laboratory at the department of Fashion Design and Textiles Studies, Kumasi Technical University. Before his appointment as a senior technician in 2021, he had served the department for five (5) years as a teaching assistant (TA) and a technician under National Service Scheme (NSS) and Nation Builders Corp (NABCO) respectively.

George Kwame Fobiri obtained his master’s degree (MFA. Textile Design) in 2021 from the department of Industrial Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He was appointed as an Assistant lecturer in 2022 and currently plays the role of the head of textiles laboratory, Coordinator for exhibitions and fashion shows, in addition to teaching and mentoring at the Department of Fashion Design and Textiles Studies, Kumasi Technical University, Ghana. His research interests cover textile design, textile printing, textile dyeing, weaving, studio-based textile art, CAD, product design, fashion design, and fashion Marketing. 

  • Master of Fine Art (MFA) Textile Design, 2021, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • BA. Industrial Art (Textiles), 2016, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Textile design,
  • textile printing,
  • textile dyeing
  •  weaving,
  • textile art,
  • CAD,
  • product design,
  • Fashion Marketing. 
  • Fibre and yarn,
  • fabric manufacture and structure (weaving and knitting),
  • textiles printing and dyeing,
  • textile art.
  • 5th International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology at Anita Hotel (Ejisu), by Kumasi Technical University, 26th -27th September 2018.
  • 6th International Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology, Kumasi Technical University, Online 6th – 7th October, 2020.
  • Fobiri, G. K., Ayesu, S.M., Howard, E.K., Crentsil, T., Nyarko, M.O. and Schall, M. (2020) Multifunctional Product Design Concept in Mixed Media Textile Lampshades. Journal of Textile Science and Technology, 6(4), pp. 218-231.
  • Fobiri, G. K., Crentsil, T., Ayesu, S. M. and Kansanba, R. F. (2021). Hand Block Printing: Experimenting with Assorted Surfaces and Inks. Journal of Arts and Humanities, 10(7), pp. 44-60.
  • Nyarko, M. O., Fobiri, G.K., Schall, M., Asare, T. O., and Seini Yussif, A. (2021). Maslow’s theory of needs as a spice in conceptual textile surface designing. IDA: International Design and Art Journal, 3(2), pp. 234-245
  • Ayesu, S.M., Anokye, D., Fobiri G.K., Acquaye, R., Godomey, B. (2021). Aesthetic and Philosophical Meanings of Indigenous Asante Kente. Textile & Leather Review, 4(4), pp. 267-281.
  •  Fobiri, G. K. (2022). Synthetic Dye Application in Textiles: A Review on the Efficacies and Toxicities Involved. Textile & Leather Review, Vol. 5. pp. 180-198
  • Nyarko, M. O., Asare, T. O., Abdul-Fatahi, I., Gaveh, A., & Fobiri, G. K. (2022). Fashion Illusion as a Design Technique in Addressing Potbelly Challenges Among Men. American Journal of Art and Design, 7(2), 52-61.
  • Nyarko, M. O., Asare, T. O., Crentsil, T., & Fobiri, G. K. (2022). Akan Belief System and their Influence on the Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Indigenous Orthopaedic Therapy. International Journal of Education, Culture and Society, 7(3), 158-168.
  • Asare, T. O., Nyarko, M. O., Fobiri, G. K., & Ayesu, S. M. (2023). Design Development Gaps in Apprenticeship-Trained Garment Producers in Ghana. International Journal of Innovation and Development, 1(1).
  • Nyarko, M. O., Asare, T. O., Crentsil, T., Ayesu, S. M., & Fobiri, G. K. (2023). Visual Arts as Critical Tool for Indigenous Orthopedic Therapy among the Akans of Ghana. International Journal of Innovation and Development, 1(1).