Course summary

Discover new ways to push your creativity as a designer, focusing on a range of fashion markets and fusing contemporary digital design with traditional craft techniques. What can you expect? BA (Hons) Fashion Textiles: Print focuses on inventive approaches to the development and realisation of contemporary fashion textiles. We believe that technology and skills inform the design process and foster creativity. The print pathway celebrates the hand-rendered ‘handwriting’ of each designer, through creative drawing and technical production techniques.

• Specialised focus on print: Explore creative and technical print techniques, blending traditional craftsmanship with digital technologies to develop unique textiles for the fashion industry.

• Industry collaborations: Benefit from our connections with the industry and engage in projects with renowned brands to gain career experience and networking opportunities. Live project partners have included Adidas, Bow Arts Museum, Burberry, and Arcadia, as well as Charles Jeffery in conjunction with the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford.

• State-of-the-art facilities: Work with industry-standard tools and technology, fostering hands-on craftsmanship blended with innovative digital processes. Access cutting-edge craft print workshops and the Digital Print Bureau, which is equipped with the latest AVA CAD/CAM software and Mimaki digital printers.

• Industry placement: Benefit from the opportunity to complete a placement in industry, offering highly valuable real-life experience. Our students have secured placements with established and emerging brands such as JW Anderson, Richard Quinn, Kit Neale and Christopher Kane.

• Collaborative environment: Work alongside students from other fashion disciplines at LCF, fostering cross-disciplinary creativity and reflecting the collaborative nature of the fashion industry.