Textile Design: Fashion and Interior Summer Course
Accademia di Belle Arti Aldo Galli - IED Network
Key Information
Campus location
Como, Italy
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 weeks
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
EUR 1,800 / per course *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
19 Jun 2024
* Enrolment Fee € 600,00 - Tuition Fee € 1.200,00
Introduction
Textile designers are artists who dream up and design the look and feel of textiles, they are responsible for the aesthetic characteristics of fabrics, including patterns printed or woven into their surfaces.
Through this education path, we provide you with an overview of the textile industry, including the basics of fabrics, fibers, and techniques, while highlighting the important historical context and cultural influence.
The theoretical and technical knowledge acquired during the two weeks is fundamental for approaching the realization and production process of the design on fabric. At the end of this textile laboratory, you will be able to plan and realize your personal and original drawings on fabrics. Furthermore, it allows you to relate with the textile district and to understand its history, its characteristics, and to learn about the most famous textile designers.
Schedule
Lessons are held from Monday to Thursday during the first week, and from Monday to Saturday during the second week, on a part-time basis, both morning and afternoon. The course has a total length of 60 hours spread over 2 weeks.
Methodology and structure
The course is structured as a textile design atelier, characterized by activities of the laboratory and contextual theoretical insights useful for the development of the practical path and for the development of the prototype.
The education path starts with an introduction to the history of textile design, with a particular focus on the relationship between fashion, art, and fabrics. You have the opportunity to deal with a first analysis of the textile market, with a brief focus on research, innovation, and possible developments of the new technologies.
The basic concepts that make up textile design will then be analyzed: the creative research and the development of ideas, taking into account the different product sectors and the scope of investigation offered by contemporary trends.
Finally, you will put the hands-on and, through the use of the main design techniques acquired, you will realize your textile drawing collection on paper.
Ideal Students
This course is open to high school graduates in artistic disciplines, fashion, or interior design field, as well as university students from related fields, that wish to approach or deepen their knowledge of drawing and printing on fabric. A high school diploma, an upper-intermediate level of English, and mastery of Photoshop are required in order to be admitted.
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Curriculum
Study Plan
Textile Culture
This course allows you to have an overview of the history of the textile as well as to understand the connection between fabrics and art in the Italian and, more specifically, Como tradition. You will discover the textile districts in Italy, focusing on the Como silk industry, and learn about the textile design areas. The supply chain and the textile market are treated as well.
Research
Through this topic you acquire the basics of the design methodology: you comprehend what a 'textile collection' means; the textile research sources; trends analysis in the textile field; a collection of images and materials necessary for the development of ideas. Realization of mood boards and sketchbooks.
Textile Design
Overview of the main weaving and printing processes, as well as on the printing techniques. The following topics will be treated: the color and the variant; technical limits; the concept of relationship, use of motifs; illustration and realization of drawings on paper through the use of pencils, colors, collages, stencils, mixed techniques; digital drawing. Printing techniques.