Art and Design (Textiles)

Course summary

Textile Design is best understood as a creative field that deals with the process of planning and producing a fabric’s appearance and structure. This can include exploration of the knitting, sewing, weaving, garment design and other textile processes. Distinctions between fields such as Fine Art, Architecture, Photography, Advertising, Product Design and Textile Design are becoming increasingly blurred and the key to success in these fields is the ability to innovate. The development of a creative mind is at the heart of all visual arts subjects at Forest. Every year Forest pupils proceed to prestigious Art Colleges and go on to play significant roles in the continued development of these exciting industries. The course encourages a rigorous approach driven by enquiry. You will learn the advantages of taking creative risks, gain an understanding of past, present and future photographic practices and be able to produce artwork that embraces the broadest of ideas, materials and techniques in the development of your visual language and identity.