Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors - Integrated MA

Course subject to final approval.

It encourages the student to develop a heuristic approach to traditional and contemporary textile design. The course is supported by creative drawing workshops and underpinned with comprehensive knowledge of digital technologies.  It has a strong studio culture in which students are inspired to express their personal direction.

Individually negotiated student-led lines of enquiry are encouraged and supported by a wide range of thorough contextual underpinning and professional practice, which includes live industry briefs, competitions, forecasting and external exhibition opportunities. The intention is to equip students with the necessary practical, technical, aesthetic and problem solving skills to develop and adapt their emerging practice for their future careers.

The first two years mirror our successful BA (Hons) Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors.  In the third year Integrated Masters students undertake two Level 7 (Masters) modules, and in the final year work entirely at Masters level, alongside other MA Design programmes. In Level 7 modules students develop the entrepreneurial abilities and communication skills essential to professional practitioners.  Students engage in the complexities of combining creative innovation and project management, taking initial ideas through to final product, and communicating the outcome through marketing and presentation.

The course is globally aware and enriched by trips to New York, Tokyo, Eindhoven and Paris, and there are visits to specialist studios, trade fairs, exhibitions, museums and student exchanges. Professionals engage with the students through the visiting lecture programme, and through leading masterclasses or workshop activities.

Why study Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors - Integrated MA?

This course allows you to develop your individual approach in becoming a professional design practioner. It encourages you to explore your creativity and learn skills within the field of textiles, contextualising your practice through establishing entrepreneurial abilities and industry awareness.

Course structure

In Year One you start to cultivate your observation, thinking and drawing skills into your individual style.  You begin to explore the field of textile design and it’s contextual framework.  You learn skills in understanding colour, fabric, yarns, materials and dyeing.  Supporting textile design, you engage in basic pattern cutting, sewing construction and digital design applications.  Taught techniques in embroidery, print, knit and weave provide the foundation to your design development.

In Year Two you start to explore your potential focus engaging with modules as a textile designer for either fashion or interiors, and begin committing to areas of textile specialisms. Your facility for thinking, writing and analysing is expanded through professional and contextual studies. To establish an understanding of your style and direction, you tackle a combination of projects looking at advancing textile techniques and understanding your career options, these include competitions, live briefs and exhibitions.

In Year Three you undertake a dissertation and state your identity as a textile designer through an initial exploratory personal studio module. The professional context module leads up to the Level 7 modules.  The Masters modules require that you begin to explore research methods for your ‘Audience and Context’ to underpin the establishment of a Textile Design practice.

Year Four sees you continuing to advance your studio practice, while defining your ‘audience’ through market research, entrepreneurship, business development and promotional skills.  Your study concludes with a ‘Final Masters Project’ demonstrating your ability as a professional Textile Designer.

Modules

Year 1

• Contextual Studies 1
• Drawing and Digital Media
• Professional Context 1
• Colour, Yarn, Fabric and Materials
• Constructed Textiles
• Pattern, Embellishment and Manipulation

 Year 2

• Contextual Studies 2
• Developing a Specialism
• Professional Context 2
• Styling and Display
• Defining the Specialism

Year 3

• Contextual Studies 3
• Resolving a Personal Project
• Professional Context 3
• Research Methods 1: Exploring Audience & Contextual Research
• Studio 1: Establishing Textile Design Practice

Year 4

• Research Methods 2: Defining Audience, Market Research & Entrepreneurship
• Studio 2: Defining Textile Design Practice
• Studio 3: Final Masters Project

Course assessment

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Teaching methods

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Course enquiries

Please email enquiries@bathspa.ac.uk.

Entry requirements

You will need to achieve the equivalent of ABB or higher at L3 in order to be considered for the Integrated Masters in Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors. You will also be interviewed with your portfolio to assess your suitability for the course.

Career opportunities

Graduates from Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors would go on to work in the textile design industry or related fields. Employers of graduates from the existing BA Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors include; Liberty, The White Company, Bay & Brown, Lyle & Scott, Keeler Gordon, Debenhams, G.M Syntex, Relish Clothing, IVO Prints, Selfridges and Boden.  Graduates from the existing MA Design programme have either embarked on successful careers; working as designers for high profile brands such as Kenzo, Etro, Balenciaga, John Lewis, Topshop and Wescott Design studio or have established small businesses including Tea-green, Anne Selby, Sam Pickard, Hewitt Studios, Jan Knibbs and Anna Gravelle.