We arrange regular visits from artists, designers and recent graduates to give presentations on their career paths, creative inspiration and top tips on how to succeed in the creative industries. Manrutt Wongkaew, Dulux, Anna Gravelle, Bay and Brown textile design agents, and Mirjam Rouden textile design studio. The programme is supported by a brilliant team of technical staff and visiting lecturers, which in recent years has included prestigious designers such as Timorous Beasties, Zandra Rhodes, Joules, Finisterre, Katie Jones, Dr.

Our staff proudly mentor the textile designers of tomorrow through their expert knowledge of textiles and their passion for both traditional and emerging textile processes and materials. You’ll be taught by a team of experienced academics, all of whom run their own creative studios and who have worked with globally renowned agencies and retailers. Our design studio is a dynamic and friendly, professional and nurturing environment to work and learn. You’ll learn advanced research and communication skills, alongside a practical understanding of traditional and digital design processes, resulting in a diverse portfolio of creative outputs. This course also incorporates research into the historical, cultural and sustainable contexts of textile design, as well as developing your critical understanding and appreciation of design principles. Our students become accomplished and exciting textile designers for fashion, interiors, product design, craft and fine art applications, as well as textile buyers, stylists and merchandisers. You’ll also have access to AVA software, WGSN and The Future Laboratory.

Our breathtaking textiles studios are home to an expansive, impressive screen printing space, a dye laboratory, large-format sublimation printer and transfer press, as well as knitting machines, digital embroidery, tufting guns, and a range of state-of-the-art digital printers and scanners, enabling you to realise your fabric design with immediate turnaround.

Heathkit digital techniques course