In this course, students create a hybrid textile to be developed in close cooperation with industry and ateliers. They start with concept development and move through design iteration, critique, refinement, and application. Articulation and evidence of the project’s social, environmental, and/or cultural value, as well as its ability to speak to the wide-ranging field of textiles, are essential to the project’s success. Emphasis is placed on the application of learning and knowledge in the studio sequence and atelier experiences. The final textile collection is presented in a graduate installation.

In this course, students create a hybrid textile to be developed in close cooperation with industry and ateliers. They start with concept development and move through design iteration, critique, refinement, and application. Articulation and evidence of the project’s social, environmental, and/or cultural value, as well as its ability to speak to the wide-ranging field of textiles, are essential to the project’s success. Emphasis is placed on the application of learning and knowledge in the studio sequence and atelier experiences. The final textile collection is presented in a graduate installation.