Textile Design - Product Research Sustainability

This Course is Held in English Language

The textile sector has recently highlighted the need for new professional figures whose skills and knowledge can connect and create a dialogue between the creative and strategic functions and the technical and production roles. The aim of the First Level Master course in Textiles. Design - Innovation - Sustainability is to train professionals with such characteristics. The program offers cultural, technological, strategic, and design knowledge in the textile sector and provides collaborations with experts and the companies of the world-renowned textile district of Como.

At the end of the course, the students can supervise and coordinate the design and production phases of textile products, do research, interpret market trends, develop innovative projects that respect the tradition and the values of sustainability and traceability, create communication and marketing strategies. They can enter the work market as a textile product manager, raw materials/textile buyer and account manager, textile sourcing manager, fabric operations manager, or fabric researcher.

The Master in Textiles is aimed at graduates in Fashion Design or Designers working in the field who need to develop their know-how using contemporary approaches in textile research and design.

Methodology and structure

The course works as a creative laboratory that guides participants to the progressive acquisition of a clear project development methodology applied to the Made in Italy know-how.

Traditional lectures, workshops, and laboratory sessions are structured in parallel in order to allow participants to be aligned to same cultural and creative design tools. Students deal with the different phases of the design process, consisting of experimental and interactive workflows. During all the projects, participants are supported by Project Leader. In parallel, a series of nurture courses which support projects through concept, creation, and realization, is aimed at fostering the personal and professional growth of each student and of the whole team. Conferences, seminars, and on-site visits give students the opportunity to come face to face with industry professionals and important figures in the textile field. Results of the Final Project are presented at the end of the course to a commission consisting of industry professionals and experts.

Career Opportunities

At the end of the Master’s course, students can join the world of work as a textile product manager, raw materials/textile buyer and account manager, textile sourcing manager, fabric operations manager or fabric researcher at specialist companies; specifically, the skills acquired will allow them to present themselves as qualified professional figures in the field of textile product design and supervision, coordination of design and production phases applied research, and interpreting and analyzing trends and sustainability.

Methodology and structure

The course works as a creative laboratory that guides participants to the progressive acquisition of a clear project development methodology applied to the Made in Italy know-how.

Traditional lectures, workshops, and laboratory sessions are structured in parallel in order to allow participants to be aligned to same cultural and creative design tools. Students deal with the different phases of the design process, consisting of experimental and interactive workflows. During all the projects, participants are supported by Project Leader. In parallel, a series of nurture courses which support projects through concept, creation, and realization, is aimed at fostering the personal and professional growth of each student and of the whole team. Conferences, seminars, and on-site visits give students the opportunity to come face to face with industry professionals and important figures in the textile field. Results of the Final Project are presented at the end of the course to a commission consisting of industry professionals and experts.

IED strives to build a supportive environment and collaborative relationship with partners. That’s why IED delivers the necessary tools to support prospects students in exploring opportunities, making informed decisions, and designing their future. Thanks to the innovative methodology and the professional success of IED students, the Ministries of Education and Research of the countries where IED operates directly – Italy, Spain and Brazil – have officially accredited the majority of IED Undergraduate and Master courses.

IED is an international network of education with a 100% Italian DNA. IED has been operating in the fields of training and research, in the disciplines of Design, Fashion, Visual Arts, Communication and Management of the creative industries for over 50 years. IED mission is to offer young talents a thorough training – both theoretical and practical – and hand them the ‘Design Knowledge and Mindset’ that will be the key success factor in their careers.

According to the IED philosophy interaction between cultures generates creativity, which turns into innovation: paying attention to the continuous changes happening in the ways we think, communicate, build. This is why the IED education represents an opportunity to approach a more conscious future. IED is far more than a school: thanks to its unwavering commitment to innovation, it is the melting pot where new generations of professionalism are constantly unfolded. IED forms a truly unique network of encounters, experiences, people and cultures. Our students develop a deep sense of belonging and their drive to innovate and share resources, ideas and contacts forges a tight-knit Alumni community.

At the end of the course, the students can supervise and coordinate the design and production phases of textile products, do research, interpret market trends, develop innovative projects that respect the tradition and the values of sustainability and traceability, create communication and marketing strategies. They can enter the work market as: textile product manager, raw materials/textile buyer and account manager, textile sourcing manager, fabric operations manager or fabric researcher.

At the end of the Master’s course, students can join the world of work as a textile product manager, raw materials/textile buyer and account manager, textile sourcing manager, fabric operations manager or fabric researcher at specialist companies; specifically, the skills acquired will allow them to present themselves as qualified professional figures in the field of textile product design and supervision, coordination of design and production phases applied research, and interpreting and analyzing trends and sustainability.