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Learning outcomes |
Be able to generate surface design ideas driven by creativity and innovation, taking inspiration from the most diverse environments and socio-cultural contexts. Enlarge the cultural repertoire in the context of surface, textile, and fashion design. Develop capabilities to submerge in the creative process at the surface design level, creating new structures that exceed the limits of materials and technologies. Be able to create new sensory qualities and textile surfaces by exploring and experimenting with different techniques. Acquire knowledge in terms of craft methods and traditional techniques, enabling the development of contemporary textile patterns and structures. Learn about new technological processes and the creation of opportunities that they provide. Develop conceptual and commercial textile samples, exploring the combination of materials, colors, and structures to be used in fashion design projects.
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Syllabus |
1. Generation of creative surface design ideas
Creativity and innovation concepts
Techniques for creative development
Translation of ideas into graphic forms
2. Creative materials, processes, and techniques
Surface design: patterns, color, and texture
Development of textile patterns - conceptual and commercial ones
Generation of textile patterns through manual techniques, CAD systems, and AI
Adaptation of patterns to different manufacturing techniques
Methodology for the creation of a creative materials collection
The importance of developing new textile structures for fashion design
3. Textile sample production
Creation of patterns for manual and digital printing techniques, and manual embroidery
Creation of patterns and textures through the new technologies - 3D printing and laser cutting
Hand weaving
Crochet
Macrame
Textile surface manipulation
Creation of fashion coordinate using the created materials
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Main Bibliography |
Briggs-Goode, A. & Townsend, K. (2011), Textile Design: Principles, Advances and Applications, Woodhead: Oxford, UK
Igoe, E. & Calabi, D. (2021), Textile Design Theory in the Making, Bloomsbury: London, UK
Domor, C. (2020), A Philosophy of Textile: Between Practice and Theory, Bloomsbury: London, UK
Cheney, N. (2020), Textile Surface Manipulation. Herbert Press: London, UK
Quinn, B. (2009), Textile Designers: at the Cutting Edge, Laurence King: London, UK
Thittichai, K. (2009), Experimental Textiles: A Journey Through Design, Interpretation and Inspiration, Batsford: London, UK
Phillips, P. (1993), Repeat Patterns: A Manual for Designers, Artists and Architects. Thames and Hudson: London, UK
Pile, J. J. (2018), Fashion Embroidery: Embroidery Techniques and Inspiration for Haute-Couture Clothing, Batsford: London, UK
Padovani, C. (2019), Sustainability and Social Fabric: Europe’s New Textile Industries, Bloomsbury: London, UK
Brown, C. (2013), Knitwear Design, Laurence King: London, UK
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