Textile Design BA (Hons)

This course explores the fabric of the world around us - from wallpaper and soft furnishings to transport upholstery and luxury fashion. The curriculum will give you the practical, digital and professional skills required to become a designer in the contemporary global textile market.<br/><br/>You can specialise in one of four areas – mixed media, print, knit or weave – and will explore the key applications of fashion, interior and lifestyle.<br/>* Mixed media focuses on creating contemporary collections using embroidery and embellishment to build up surfaces.<br/><br/><br/>* Print explores the translation of imagery onto textile surfaces with the inventive use of screen printing and dyeing processes.<br/><br/><br/>* Knit and weave concentrate on developing innovative textile structures through yarn and fibres.<br/><br/><br/>Employability skills are embedded into the curriculum, alongside opportunities to work on live briefs set by industry experts and take part in prestigious competitions. Our expert teaching team will encourage you to take dynamic approaches to textile design that will influence the future of the industry and you will graduate as a forward-thinking, responsible designer.<br/><br/>**Key features**<br/>* We are recognised as one of the country’s most sustainable fashion and textiles schools (Green Gown Awards, 2021) and one of the best fashion schools in the world for 2022 (CEOWORLD, 2022).<br/><br/><br/>* In the prestigious Bradford Textile Society Design Competition Awards 2022, our students received 15 prizes and commendations totalling nearly £2,500, more than any other university. DMU also received the Designer’s Guild Plaque in recognition of our outstanding work. <br/><br/><br/>* In your first year, you will experience all four specialist areas of textile design, enabling you to make an informed decision about the pathway you will choose for your second and third year.<br/><br/><br/>* Our award-winning Vijay Patel Building provides state of the art facilities including print tables, digital print and knit machines, jacquard looms, digital sewing and domestic embroidery machines, laser cutters, CAD packages and laboratories for textile technology testing and advanced dyeing.<br/><br/><br/>* Work on live projects with industry to develop your experience of professional practice. Recent briefs have been set by Hallmark Cards, Sainsbury’s Design Studio and Dulux.<br/><br/><br/>* Enhance your career prospects with a placement year. Recent students have worked at Alexander McQueen, Primark, Berghaus, ASOS, Joules and Marks & Spencer.<br/><br/><br/>**If you are interested in advanced entry into Year 3 of this course, please visit the DMU website for the course details:** https://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/pre-edu-2030/textile-design-ba-degree/textile-design-ba-degree.aspx