Textile design Major - Department of design

About Textile design Major

Textile Design is a field that arose from the needs of the textile industry at the time it turned into a modern industry. Throughout its long history, fabric has served as clothing essential to human life. However, there came a time at the rise of modern industry when the fabric maker and fabric user grew to be increasingly estranged. So it became the role of textile design to act as a bridge between the maker and the user. In modern times, the development of new fibers and technological innovation greatly expanded the realm of textile. At the same time, fabric became a medium of creative expression. Therefore, from its beginnings as a single thin thread, the world of textiles has grown to encompass fashion, interior and art, giving color and texture to life. And the field of textile design continues to become larger and larger.

Because we place such a high value on creativity at this university, the wide field of Textile Design has an important place in our curriculum. Our aim is to investigate the new and epoch-making world of Textile Design from a broad perspective based on two basic axes-dyeing and weaving---plus technology. We pursue the possibilities of a new world where visual and tactile, sight and touch, are integrated, always paying close attention to the growing diversity of materials and changes in lifestyle.

Fields of study

∇ Dyeing

From ancient times, cloth has given style and color to our lives, serving as material for clothing and interior use. Dyeing--- the act of coloring cloth and making patterns on it is one of the most important areas of study in the field of textile design. Throughout the long history of dyeing, people have endeavored to obtain richer colors, and there has never been a time like today for such an abundant variety of hues. Textile Design has the task of discovering "the colors of today" among the infinite variety of colors available, and delivering them to consumers to use in their daily lives. At this university, we learn the basics of dyeing while, at the same time, seeking new ways it can give color to modern life.

∇ Weaving

To spin fiber into thread, then weave thread into cloth.... this is the basis of weaving. Weaving's long history began when man first invented cloth, and its basic structure has not changed to this day. However, weaving, which is an important area of Textile Design study, has the infinite possibility of transforming a piece of thin thread into a flat surface, or even a three-dimensional object. The pursuit of this infinite possibility has broadened into the world of creative fabric and fiber art we see today, and is the core of our weaving program at this university.