Media — Dr. Nina Van Volkinburg

Recent contributions include commentary, essays, and expert insight for leading international media outlets such as BBC World News, Vogue, Vogue Business, The Guardian, ABC News, Associated Press, Business Insider, Tank, Elle, Lampoon Magazine, and The Zoe Report, among others.

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BBC Worklife: Discussing the impact of Brexit on UK fashion industry

BBC World News discussing the opportunity of UK fashion rental market

Vogue Business (2023)

Fashion Revolution Week 2021: Rawan Maki, London-based brand and designer on the RETURE fashion upcycling platform, shares her design process behind upcycling the garment of her client Arizona Muse.

How Might We… (2023)

Vogue Business (2023)

The Rise Of Made To Order Fashion: Are Made To Order Brands Retail's Solution? There's a new breed of small, slow, sustainable, and size-inclusive fashion brands making their way into the mainstream (ELLE UK)

The Rise Of Made To Order Fashion: Are Made To Order Brands Retail's Solution? There's a new breed of small, slow, sustainable, and size-inclusive fashion brands making their way into the mainstream (ELLE UK)

BBC World News reviewing Paris Haute Couture Collections (Spring 2021)

British Vogue (2021)

The Future of Retail and Service Design: Sustainable, Phygital, and Community

How to Reduce Your Closet’s Carbon Footprint (FASHION Canada)

Bangladesh Accord on BBC World News (2021)

Discussing the Bangladesh Accord on BBC World News

Commenting on the future of upcycling on a mini-documentary by Tomorrow London.

The Zoe Report: Made-To-Order Clothing Is The Antidote To Fast Fashion

TANK Magazine (2020)

TANK Magazine (2020)

Elle Belgium (2021)

Case study on Burberry in Strategic Brand Management and Development (Lalalounis, 2020)

As an uncertain 2026 begins, virtual journeys back to 2016 become a trend (ABC News)

We're buying more clothes than ever, but it's not all fast fashion. More than half of 25- to 34-year-olds buy secondhand or vintage clothes, and resale apps ...
Guest chair Melodie Leung, Wesley Harriott, Nina Van Volkinburg and Merve Bayindir discuss Iris van Herpen A/W 19 Haute Couture. Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fashion is presented via the Internet.
Darkwah Kyei-Darkwah is joined by Ayo Ojo, David Martin, Nina Van Volkinburg and Mike Hope to discuss the Rick Owens S/S 21 menswear show, during the first d...
Who's Shaping Sustainable Fashion's Design Future? Each Wardrobe Crisis series we present a new generation talent episode, spotlighting emerging fashion designers who are pushing sustainability forward.This time we’re talking with: a positive knitwear designer from Canada who’s ongoing collaboration with Post Carbon lab sees her creating living garments that photosynthesise as you wear them. A British fashion multi-tasker who works as a sustainable womenswear designer focused on deadstock materials, a freelance writer, model and stylist. And a community-driven womenswear designer from Brazil who is wowing with his artful, high-craft textile treatments - and challenging fashion’s obsession with youth while he’s at it.Meet Olivia Rubens, Joshua James Small and Joao Maraschin.This Episode is guest-host - Nina Van Volkinburg, fashion academic and co-founder of the Reture designer upcycling marketplace.

Who's Shaping Sustainable Fashion's Design Future? Each Wardrobe Crisis series we present a new generation talent episode, spotlighting emerging fashion designers who are pushing sustainability forward.

This time we’re talking with: a positive knitwear designer from Canada who’s ongoing collaboration with Post Carbon lab sees her creating living garments that photosynthesise as you wear them. A British fashion multi-tasker who works as a sustainable womenswear designer focused on deadstock materials, a freelance writer, model and stylist. And a community-driven womenswear designer from Brazil who is wowing with his artful, high-craft textile treatments - and challenging fashion’s obsession with youth while he’s at it.

Meet Olivia Rubens, Joshua James Small and Joao Maraschin.

This Episode is guest-host - Nina Van Volkinburg, fashion academic and co-founder of the Reture designer upcycling marketplace.

Stavros Karelis is joined by John Matheson, Fabio Piras, Nina Van Volkinburg and Liam Hess to discuss the Stefan Cooke S/S 20 show. The backdrop this season is a preview of Nick Knight's 'Roses' exhibition, opening later in June at Albion Barn in Oxford.

LCF x USC: Future of Tech, Ethics, and Sustainability in Fashion

Pure London Trade show, February 2020

LCFMA22: Nina Van Volkinburg in conversation with Fashion Business School graduates

Not Just a Label (2023)

BBC Worklife (2019)

BBC Worklife discussing fast fashion performance within the UK

The Spin Off (2021)

Business Insider (2020)

Business Insider discussing ageism within the fashion industry

BBC Worklife (2020)

BBC Worklife discussing consumer behaviour shifts when purchasing fast fashion

BBC News (2020)

BBC News discussing the impact of Covid-19 on UK’s fashion industry

Fashion District Festival, September 2021

Episode 12: Providing a New Life for Your Old Garments

Nina Van Volkinburg, who studied both her undergraduate degree and PhD at Exeter, talks about founding the world’s first upcycling marketplace for premium fashion, RETURE, as well as her time at Exeter and why she has volunteered her time to Exeter since graduating.

Digital Materialism Grant from XR Network + (2023)