
Fiber & Textiles
​Students within Fiber and Textiles acquire technical and conceptual skills to create objects informed by materiality, purpose and the sense of touch. A wide range of technical processes and topics include weaving, dyeing, screen printing, embellishment, surface design, felting, sewing, quilting, garment construction, knitting, crochet, laser cutting, digital print and pattern design.
Students are encouraged to discover new ways of working through material experimentation. With the guidance of faculty, students develop an individualized language of color, pattern, and texture both planar and sculptural in form. Traditional and non-traditional methods of creation and an interdisciplinary approach to technology (fabrication and production) are integrated into the program.
Many Fiber and Textiles graduates go on to work as textile designers or color and material designers for large corporations or small studios, while others create artisanal craft objects or fine art. Students develop a strong understanding of the field and its connections to art and industry as critical thinkers, artisans, and creative problem solvers.
CAREER CHOICES
Textile Designer
Print and Pattern Designer
Surface Designer
Color and Trim Designer
Color, Material, Finishes (CMF) Designer
Colorist
Material Designer
Soft Goods Designer
CAD Artist
Fine Artist
Featured Alumni

Golnaz Armin
VP Footwear Material Innovation
Nike

Sarah Bickmann
Designer
Carhartt

Abraham Buddish
Designer
Brentano Fabrics

Feather Chiaverini
MFA Candidate
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture

Julia Kartush
Senior Textile Designer and Color Analyst
Arden Companies

Deja Milany
MFA Candidate
Cranbrook Academy of Art

Neela Najjar
Costume & Fashion Designer
Seamstressbee

La Shirl Turner
Design Chief – Head of Advanced Color & Materials
Stellantis