MUO-E1065 - Advanced Woven Fabrics and Jacquard Workshop, Lecture, 11.1.2023-7.6.2023

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion, student is able to:

- Design woven fabrics including jacquard structures on an advanced level for industrial production and document the results.

- Apply design and process management skills in the context of woven fabrics.   

- Identify their own aesthetic approach and find their own creative voice in the context of woven fabrics

- Practice experimental and practice based approaches in woven fabrics.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 11.01.2023 - 07.06.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Hilkka-Maija Fagerlund

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course consists of practice-led studio work and is to be taken in combination with fashion and textile design courses. On the course, students are introduced to design of advanced jacquard structures, such as different multi-layered and double faced structures, using various digital and analog methods. The teaching consists of lectures, demostrations, group and individual tutoring, group meetings and final critics session. Design assignment: Students design a collection of woven fabrics, which can include patterned jacquards as well as plains and textures, and realize it in weaving workshop and on industrial machine. Technical details of each fabric should be documented in product cards. The course assignment is linked to the concept designed in the Textile Collection Design, Fashion Collection Design and/or Fashion Collection project course and can be combined with the assignment of Advanced Printed Fabrics and Finishes Workshop, Advanced 3D-shaping project and/or Advanced Workshop Project.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The final grade for the course is based on student’s attendance and participation in the contact teaching and the assignments that the students complete during the course. Students must attend and actively participate in at least 80% of the contact teachings. Introductory session is mandatory.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Overall workload (6 cr) = 162 h

    Contact teaching: 60 h

    Independent work: 65 h

    Personal reflection: 31 h

    course evaluation (Giving course feedback): 1 h

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Course literature / course material:

    Salolainen, M. Interwoven - Exploring Materials and Structures. Aalto ARTS Books, 2022.

    Fagerlund, M. Jaquards – Boosting the Patterns. In Salolainen, M. Interwoven - Exploring Materials and Structures. Aalto ARTS Books, 2022.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Please note that the course is linked to the courses: MUO-E1077 Textile Collection Design, MUO- E1067 Fashion Collection Design and/or MUO-E1076 Fashion Collection Project.

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III - V
    2023-2024 Spring III - V

    Enrollment :

    Registration in Sisu. Min.5, max 14 students. Priority order:

    1) Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design major (FaCT) students

    2) Textiles - Material and Structure Minor students who are intergrating woven wabrics in their approved thesis project

    Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

     

     

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