Online Course

In 20 years time, will your clothes be intelligent, self cleansing, and grown from a living layer of tissue?

The above question relates to the future potential of textile design. In this fully online course you will look at the interdependence between traditional techniques and contemporary technology and how these developments have revolutionised the design process. This synthesis opens up new possibilities in defining the boundaries of what constitutes a fabric.

You will learn how to analyse textile design from fundamental theoretical and historical viewpoints; allowing you to be able to identify how today's textile design has been influenced by the interrelationship between traditional and technological processes. Through experimenting with your own individual and collaborative projects you will examine the influence of traditional processes on technology and how technology is reinventing traditional techniques. In relation to these issues you will provide individual and collaborative responses and practical projects. In this course you will also learn how to appreciate the scope of textile design by exploring the innovative possibilities of future textile developments.

NOTE: This course is conducted via the Omnium system (omnium.edu.au). Students will receive log in instructions via their UNSW email account prior to the commencement of the course. For international students: This 3 unit of credit (UOC) online course can only be undertaken in addition to the minimum 18 UOC face-to-face requirement per session.