Textile Design College of Design, Engineering & Commerce Textile Design in general: Description of Major: “Textile Designers are part artists, part color experts, and The education of textile designers at PhilaU begins in the part technical specialists who create new fabrics or modify art studios, where students develop a sense of color, light, the designs of previous fabrics so that they can be used in shape, texture and form. Design students then study the the manufacture of fashions. Many Textile Designers also properties of fibers, yarns, dyes, and fabric construction -- work on related textile-based items, ranging from the they also learn to research design. Of special help is The everyday (e.g., curtains and furniture coverings) to the Design Center at Philadelphia University with its textile much more narrowly focused (e.g. cold-weather clothing study collection ranging from Coptic to the contemporary. and even spacesuits)…[t]hey may…focus their efforts on print fabrics…work with woven fabrics…[or] work with Students get hands-on expertise with the latest knits.” (p. 18) 1 computerized design systems before trying their own designs on knitting, weaving and printing equipment. Because most designs are created to sell textile products, Specializations: the program also includes principles of marketing and product performance. Textile majors range from those that are primarily design- oriented to those focused on textile science and A cornerstone of the program is the system of portfolio engineering, enabling students to specialize in the area 2 reviews. Every student is reviewed and advised most suited to their interests and strengths. individually by a panel of instructors after their freshman year, mid-way through their junior year, and part of graduation requirements are the mounting of a Senior Exhibition. Skills reviewed include drawing and painting and use of color and presentation. Careers/Job titles: 3 Assistant Designer Design Department Coordinator Product Development Assistant Merchandiser Executive Trainee Program Product Development Assistant Assistant Sweater Designer Fabric Assistant Raw Materials Assistant Assistant Textile Stylist Fabric Library Assistant Residential Housing Coordinator CAD Designer Fabric Research & Development Assistant Textile Artist CAD Technical Programmer Freelance Designer Textile Colorist Apprentice Colorist Jacquard Designer Textile Designer Contract Designer Junior Store Designer Textile Stylist Decorating Consultant Knit Fabric Manager Wallpaper designer Designer Print Designer Design Assistant Production Assistant Textile Design College of Design, Engineering & Commerce Who employs PhilaU graduates? Affiliate Trading Designweave Magaschoni Simba USA LLC Anthropologie Falcon Bay Milliken & Company Sina Pearson Textiles Belding Hausman Franco Manufacturing Milliken Fabric Tempur-Pedic Technologies Beyond the Loom Free People M-Murray Fabrics The Textile Studio Broder Brothers Gloria Vanderbilt Denim Monterey Carpets Toltec Fabrics, Inc. Boscov’s, Corporate Guilford of Maine Moonkitten Textiles Trim Fit Carnegie Brothers Hartstrings, LLC Parimatex Valdese Weavers CMI Industries Inc., Chatham Fabrics IKEA Patagonia Wallquest, Inc. Chaps Ralph Lauren Jacquard Fabrics Phillips Van-Heusen Wearbest Charming Shoppes John Ritzenthaler Co. Ralph Lauren Childrenswear Weave Corporation Chico’s FAS/White House Black Market Jones Apparel Group Sedgwick CMS Woolrich Inc. The Children’s Place Jones New York Shaw Industries Craftex Mills Let’s Decorate Shenandoah University David Rothschild Company Lily Pulitzer Shen Manufacturing Helpful websites: Textile Design Career -- http://www.theartcareerproject.com/textile-design/553/ How to Become a Textile Designer -- http://www.becomeopedia.com/how-to/become-a-textile-designer.php Surface Design Association -- http://www.surfacedesign.org/ How to Get Your First Textile Design Job -- https://patternobserver.com/2012/06/25/how-to-get-your-first-textile-design-job/ Major worksheet brought to you by: Career Services Center | Kanbar Campus Center, Suite 313 CONTACT US! phone: (215) 951-2930 | email: [email protected] | website: www.philau.edu/career 1 Industry information taken from Vogt, P. (2002). Career opportunities in the fashion industry. New York: CWL Publishing Enterprises. 2 Major information taken from the Philadelphia University website at several locations: Undergraduate Degree Programs (http://www.philau.edu/academics/undergrad.html) and the Textile Design Program homepage (http://www.philau.edu/textiledesign/home.html). 3 Job titles compiled from a variety of sources, including the Senior Survey (http://www.philau.edu/career/success/index.htm), Vogt, P. (2002). Career opportunities in the fashion industry. New York: CWL Publishing Enterprises, and from entry level positions for which organizations are recruiting on CareerLink (https://philau-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?s=home&_ksl=1). .