Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successful completion, the 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: 08.01.2025 - 04.06.2025

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 includes practice-led studio work and is to be taken in combination with fashion and textile design courses. Students are introduced to design of advanced jacquard structures and learn to develop designs parallel in physical & digital space. The teaching consists of lectures, demonstrations, tutoring, group meetings, and critique sessions. Students design a collection of woven fabrics, which can include patterned jacquards as well as plains and textures, and realize it in a weaving workshop, on an industrial machine, and as digital simulations. The course assignment is linked to the concept designed in the Textile Design Concept, Fashion Design Concept, and/or Fashion Collection project course and can be combined with the assignment of the Advanced Printed Fabrics and Finishes Workshop and Advanced 3D-shaping project.

  Please note that the course is linked to the courses: MUO-E1079 Textile Design Concept and/or MUO-E1080 Fashion Design Concept and/or MUO-E1076 Fashion Collection 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:

  Course includes lectures, workshops and assignments.

  Overall workload (6 cr) = 162 h

  • Contact teaching: 60 h
  • Independent work: 70 h
  • Personal reflection: 31 h
  • Giving course feedback: 1 h

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

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

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language: English

  Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III - V
  2025-2026 Spring III - V

  Registration:

  Registration in Sisu. Minimum number of students 5, maximum 14.

  Priority order:

  1. Fashion, Clothing, and Textile Design MA (FaCT) students;
  2. Textiles-Material and Structure Minor students who are integrating Woven Fabrics in their approved Thesis project.

  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    

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