LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successfully completing this course, the student is able to
- Identify and apply commercial and industrial aspects of textile design;
- Display the skills and attitude to design, cooperate and communicate in a team, and recognise methods for managing, coordinating and directing creative teamwork;
- Defend their aesthetic approach and identify their professional objectives in design practice;
- Design a coordinated collection of textile design concepts and surface patterns for further development and production in the advanced workshop courses.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 07.01.2025 - 13.02.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Maarit Salolainen
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 includes an individual design project, teamwork, lectures, workshops, tutoring sessions, and feedback sessions. Students familiarise themselves with textile design methods and processes and are challenged to position their work in the professional and commercial fields. Students develop collection concepts in teams, setting the basis for designing their collection of surface patterns and textile designs. Creative hands-on workshops introduce sketching techniques. Lectures on computer-assisted surface design and repeat-making support the design work. Lectures on commercial and creative textile collection design and freelance work introduce the students to commercial textile design. Students create a surface pattern and textile design concept, with and direct their own specialization and working media through combined advanced studio courses based on their approved study plan.
FaCT students: the course is recommended to be combined with one or two of the advanced workshop studio courses: MUO-E1065 Advanced Woven Fabrics and Jacquard Workshop, MUO-E1062 Advanced Knits and Knitwear Workshop, MUO-E1063 Advanced Printed Fabrics and Finishes workshop. The selection should be based on the personal study plan approved by the advisor.
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 as well as group work 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:
The course includes lectures, workshops and assignments.
Overall workload (6cr): 162 h.
- Contact teaching: 60 h
- Independent work: 71 h
- Personal reflection: 30 h
- Course evaluation 1 h
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Online Guide to Surface Pattern Design.
Salolainen, M. Interwoven - Exploring Materials and Structures. Aalto ARTS Books, 2022.
Further literature list in MyCourses.
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III
2025-2026 Spring IIIRegistration:
Registration in Sisu. Min.8, max. 18 students.
Priority order:
- Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design MA (FaCT)students;
- Exchange students in FaCT;
- Textiles - Material and Structure Minor students;
- Visual Communication Design (VCD) students, who want to take part in the PatternLab project.
Please note Students who have completed their BA degree will be prioritized.
Otherwise, 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