61 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.

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.

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 execut-ing textile designs. Students graduate having concep-tualized 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.