Portfolio Development | 6 Months

Minimum Secondary or Equivalent examination (CBSE, ICSE, WBSE or any other equivalent board exams) with English as a compulsory subject preferred.

This course has been introduced to the students to understand visual interpretation and representation along with practical skills to incorporate the entire gamut from concept, research, design process and technical application for design realization.

It encourages students to develop:

1. an ability to record from direct observation and personal experience;
2. an ability to identify and solve problems in visual and/or other forms;
3. creativity, visual awareness, critical and cultural understanding;
4. an imaginative, creative and personal response;
5. confidence, enthusiasm and a sense of achievement in the practice of Art and Design;
6. growing independence in the refinement and development of ideas and personal outcomes;
7. engagement and experimentation with a range of media, materials and techniques, including new media where appropriate;
8. experience of working in relevant frameworks and exploration of manipulative skills necessary to form, compose and communicate in two and/or three dimensions;
9. knowledge of a working vocabulary relevant to the subject and an interest in, and a critical awareness of, other practitioners, environments and cultures;
10.  investigative, analytical, experimental, interpretative, practical, technical and expressive skills.

The course begins with an introduction to the discipline, giving you the tools to operate in your specialist design field. Throughout the course of study, each component gives experience in different aspects of design practice and theory, with an emphasis on ethical and sustainable materials and technologies, and the fusion of contemporary and naturally sustainable traditional skills enabling you to build confidence in exploring your subject.

We see this combination of curious enquiry and professional rigour as key to nurturing the designer as a ‘critical professional’, grounded in the specialist field of Fashion Design, but one who understands the need and is equipped to work towards an ethical and sustainable industry. Practical skills are taught throughout the course in workshops and tutorials using traditional and state of the art equipments.

• Internationally trained tutors who are working professionals within their design fields.
• Modern professionally equipped design studios
• Fully equipped Learning Resource Centre (LRC)Contemporary accredited and unique design courses/curriculum
• Full time school facility access
• Embedded professional development content
• Live practical design projects
• Industry related field trips
• Residential visits
• Ethical ‘Fair Trade’ industry practice and theory
• Sustainable industry practices
• Relevant lectures from a range of designers and industry experts
• International guest speakers / lecturers
• Full course personal tutor support
• International certifications and support
• Internship support
• Placement assistance
• Entrepreneurship skill development courses

Our Design Courses actively encourage you to develop:

• Wide ranging research skills with a focus on primary sourcing to aid development of ideas.
• Your abilities imaginatively, creatively, intellectually and innovatively.
• Analytical, investigative, experimental, technical and expressive skills.
• Confidence, initiative, aesthetic awareness and the ability to make critical judgements.
• An understanding of the role of art and design over time and in a cultural context, to apply that understanding in a contemporary context and utilize that knowledge and understanding to inform their own visual experience and development.

The assessment strategy for our design courses uses a perfect balance between summative and formative assessments in order to improve skills not only on core disciplines but also in project planning and time management. Projects are concurrently conducted between all modules in order to improve students’ transferrable skills, allowing them to link skills and competencies from various domains.

An Integral part of the course is the links to profession practitioners and industries, and in particular to this unique course is the connections you will make with ethical and sustainable sectors of the design and textile industry. You will learn how traditional sustainable practices such as ‘ikkat’ textiles, hand loomed weaving, shibori, along with contemporary ethical and sustainable practices such as; ‘peace silk’ and herbal dying can be incorporated into modern contemporary design practices.

Also how organisations such as ‘blue sign’ technologies and ‘Beyond Surface Technologies’ (BST)are working with massive fashion, sports, footwear and apparel companies to create more sustainable products for the mass consumer market.

Students will learn how these important traditional skills and techniques fused with new technologies can provide a design pathway to a sustainable and ethical future.

Understanding how to communicate through portfolio as well as being aesthetically pleasing. This course is to compile all the works in a thematic way to show all the relevant skills.