Anouk Wipprecht is an internationally acclaimed Dutch FashionTech designer who merges technology and couture in striking, interactive ways. With a background in fashion design and engineering, she has collaborated with brands like Intel, Audi, and Swarovski to create wearable technology that responds intuitively to the environment and the wearer’s emotions. Her designs—such as the Spider Dress, which uses robotic limbs to defend the wearer’s personal space, or the Smoke Dress, which emits fog in response to movement—challenge traditional ideas of clothing by integrating sensors, robotics, and AI.

Anouk has worked across the world, working with students and teachers on Innovation, Fashion, and promoting women and girls in STEM.

Anouk explores how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, biometrics, and machine learning can empower creative expression and redefine human interaction. Offering educators a look at the intersection of design, technology, and learning—sparking inspiration for how we might approach innovation in the classroom and beyond.