Textile Design (Hons) Loughborough University

Overview

The BA  Textile Design (Hons) degree from  Loughborough University  is an engaging and dynamic course exploring the range of opportunities within the expanding field of textiles. From traditional crafted processes to cutting-edge digital technologies, students investigate and experiment with a broad range of materials and techniques to design, make, and validate their ideas.

Key Facts

• The course introduces you to progressive, creative processes to help you prepare, gather information, source materials, identify the origins of inspiration, and build in-depth knowledge of the discipline. Students are supported to experiment and develop their independent textile practice through conceptual design thinking and core practical skills. We foster critical engagement with theory and examine historical, cultural, political, ethical, and sustainability issues to balance creativity with academic practices.
• Our wide-reaching textile course nurtures individuality and encourages you to explore the breadth of possibilities within textiles, in preparation for a growing array of creative and professional opportunities. Students will graduate with the specialist knowledge for an enriched career in the textile industry and related fields, including fashion design, interior design, architecture, textiles art, research, product design, set design and digital sectors.

Your future career:

• Through participating in these external activities, students can boost their employability and promote their work to major employers. Competitive opportunities include Premiere Vision (Paris), New Designers (London) and NextGen; in the past students from the course have collaborated on projects with employers including Milliken, Alexander McQueen, and H&M.
• Recent graduates are presently employed as designers, stylists, technologists, and buyers in major national and international fashion, textile, and interior companies. Examples of roles include: fashion designer, assistant archivist, head of embroidery design, assistant buyer, assistant homeware designer, fabric buyer, childrenswear designer, handbag design assistant, textile print designer and merchandiser.