Textile Design BA

(Hons)

Become an industry changemaker, combining innovative techniques to create unique and enduring textile products for the future.

If you love colour, pattern, drawing, textures, materials, and making, then this Textile Design degree is for you. You will develop the creative, professional, and research skills needed to work across this diverse and growing industry.

You will gain hands-on experience in practical studio sessions and specialist workshops where you will learn traditional skills as well as the latest digital processes. You will be taught by expert academic and technical staff who are engaged in research, and by professional designers and artists. Visiting lecturers and field trips expose you to a variety of real-world practices in Textile Design.

You will experience a broad range of textiles techniques and styles, including Print and Pattern, Knit and Weave, Stitch and Fabric Manipulation and Mixed Media. Discover how to apply your designs to interiors, ceramics, clothing, furnishings, gift wrap, cards, accessories, and even public spaces. You’ll explore key themes in Textile Design such as sustainability, manufacturing, and material culture, all while developing your own style and personal textiles language.

Your future

• Our industry contacts mean that we can provide you with the chance to take on live client briefs and internship opportunities, preparing you for your future career. You will also have the chance to take part in graduate exhibitions such as New Designers, exposing you to the industry at large.

• Graduates have gone on to work in a wide range of roles that include Textile Designers for fashion and interiors (Premier Textiles, Ian Snow, Peacocks, Rapture & Wright, Elan Bac); Print Designers for fashion or interiors (Wilkos, Sainsbury's, B&M); Surface Pattern Designers for stationery (Hallmark, Design Group, Ling Design, Clinton Cards, UK Greetings) and Visual Merchandising (John Lewis, IKEA).

Place of study: Llandaff Campus

Course length: 3-4 years full-time, dependent upon taking a year-long sandwich placement

Entry requirements: Typical offer: 96-120 UCAS Points plus portfolio and interview

Opportunities to study part of this degree in Welsh are available