CULTURAL CONTENT AREA

Design thinking and Research

A lecture on the basics of Design Thinking, its core principals, key concepts and application usage throughout various industries. There will be an overview of the main tools and framework, as well as of the overall process. The importance of research in the design process.

Visual design

Lecture about present and future of Visual Design

Global Visions of Fashion

The subject offers an introductory vision to the function of the fashion system, applying key cultural references and highlighting visual communication to interpret codes and signals present in the fashion field.

Sustainable design

Sustainable design methodology to provide projects with the environmental and social criteria throughout all stages of a product lifecycle.

Semiotics

Analyse by semiotics several design examples from the modern to the current world to develop a greater consciousness of structures and communication systems

TECHNICAL AREA

Representation techniques

Visual perception: learning to see. Acquisition and development of graphic resources to represent figures and garments. Research and relation of plastic language with different applications of illustration. Representing new concepts.

Materials

This class introduces the main techniques of fibre and textile manufacture leading to the production of final fabrics. Focusing on each process individually it allows the students to develop an understanding of each aspect of fabric production and how to identify characteristics through simple fabric analysis enabling them to develop sensitivity to the many different qualities.

Scale Models development

Mostly devoted to product and interior design, the model workshop lets experiment with fast ways of executing the designed forms using manageable materials.

PROJECTS AREA

Short exercises in workshop format

Projectual experiences in the different areas: from concept to prototipe.

Project communication

Tools to communicate projects

Lego serious play

As a methodological system

COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES