TEXTILE DESIGN

The Textile Design Program prepares students for successful careers in the creation and styling of printed and woven textiles for apparel and interior design industries. Coursework develops original expression in combination with technical skills through both painting techniques and CAD applications.

What Our Students Learn

In our program, students learn the principles and elements of textile design, with an emphasis on both conceptual skills and hands-on techniques.

Why FIDM

Students in this major develop a marketable, in-demand specialization within the fashion and interior design industries, as they learn to design and create printed and woven textiles. The program teaches traditional painting techniques as well as how to use the most leading-edge technology for executing textile designs. Students graduate having conceptualized and styled a textile line, which then becomes an integral piece in their professional portfolios. Textile Design graduates go on to careers at bedding, wall covering, and apparel companies such as Target, Nordstrom, White House Black Market, Aztec, and Major Textiles Imports, Inc.

Textile Design students have designed prints in partnership with companies such as Beach Rays and Jerry Leigh for the annual Student Textile Design exhibition on the LA Campus.