BA (Hons) Textile Design with Foundation Year in Buckingham United Kingdom | Buckinghamshire New University

Textiles are the fabrics we interact with most intimately, enveloping our bodies from head to toe and adorning our living spaces with vibrant colors and textures. Our distinguished Textile Design program prioritizes creative innovation and artisanal skill. Throughout this course, you'll employ both contemporary and traditional methods to investigate print, knit, and surface design before concentrating on developing your distinctive aesthetic in one of these three primary disciplines.

The textile design field is dynamic and captivating, offering designers opportunities to work with diverse elements like color palettes, materials, patterns, structures, and compositions.

Centered on three fundamental disciplines - print, knit, and surface design - you'll participate in project-based learning that hones your abilities in research, illustration, color theory, design development, and technical workshop skills. Initial exploratory projects across all textile practices will help you identify your preferred specialization.

This Textile Design curriculum equips you with comprehensive craft and digital fabrication competencies that are highly valued in the industry. You'll investigate various creative and technical methodologies, encompassing experimental drawing techniques, trend analysis, digital design tools, specialized processes including material exploration, and critical problem-solving approaches.