A successful textile designer needs creative ingenuity, design world knowledge and confident technical skills. This intensive taught course helps design professionals and graduates to deepen skills and experience within the textile industry through the support of leading international contemporary designers and academics. The course aims to embrace a breadth of contemporary textile design practice from process-led development to material technology foci. With an emphasis on application for design, students will be encouraged to design with context in mind, whether for interior furnishing, product or fashion. Through opportunities with 2D or 3D design tools, designers will consider current ethical, sustainable and environmental agendas for textiles production and consumption.
The University's location on the edge of the City and the East End provides a dynamic and creative community. Our facilities include specialist studios and extensive workshops in upholstery and soft furnishing. The University also offers Metropolitan Works, which offers access to digital manufacturing, workshops, courses and exhibitions.
The course includes seven core modules, live project work and design report development. Modules include:
Design Research into Practice
Digital Forming (optional)
2D Design (optional)
3D Design (optional)
Design for Production
Design Targets
Visual Communication
Exploring Practice
Digital Photography
Traditional Photography
Major Project
Successful applicants normally hold an Honours degree within design and have a relevant design portfolio. Those with relevant professional qualifications and/or extensive professional design experience will also be considered. For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals.
A Progression Agreement is a formal arrangement between two or more
education providers. It spells out what a learner needs to do to be
considered for a place on a named programme of study. Progression Agreements
may vary in the conditions they specify but they all aim to give guaranteed
pathways into higher education.
Advice on courses and careers:-
The Creative Way IAG team provides a specialist service for anyone
interested in finding out about courses and careers in the creative and
cultural industries. We can provide information direct to Students,
Parents/ Carers, Tutors and Careers Advisers via email, phone or organised
workshops and 1 to 1 sessions.
To find out more, visit our IAG page on this site on
http://www.creativeway.org.uk/IAG Or contact one of our career advisers: Matt Ball 07889 001764
m.ball@uel.ac.uk or Sarah
Comerford 07515 051509
s.comerford@uel.ac.uk