Sofie Edvard works as an associate lecturer at Copenhagen School of Design & Technology in Denmark. For the past 8 years she has been teaching within the area of design and business with a special focus on fashion, sustainability, and new technologies in the fashion field. She has contributed to the research-based academic dialog on sustainability with the peer reviewed paper “the Open Design Object” for the 2017 international Cumulus design conference. Before her career in academia, Sofie worked in the fashion industry for 7 years as a designer and entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of 2 fashion companies and has worked as a designer in established companies. Her focus within the fashion field has been on sustainability and entrepreneurship of garments, accessories, and shoe design. Her professional goal is to be a part of the rebirth of a future sustainable fashion industry.