The students of Textile Design were honored this semester with a competition sponsored by Donegal Yarns Ltd, a historic mill in County Donegal, Ireland. Donegal Yarns sent the department a generous selection of luxury...
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Textile Design Spring Speakers Series
It’s that time of year, time for our annual Spring Speakers Series event! This event brings textile industry movers and shakers into the Textile Design studio to talk about their journeys and careers, the industry...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design & Textile Design
Interview with an Alum: Drew McKevitt
It’s always a bit thrilling when flipping through the pages of a magazine to come across a familiar name or piece of work. That was my experience recently while reading through the Fall 2021 issue of the Surface...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design
Textile Design Studio Tour for HGA
What is it like to study Textile Design? Would you like to go on a tour? As luck would have it, that’s what we have to show you here. As long-time individual members of the Handweavers Guild of America, we were...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design & Textile Design
Textile Design Alumni is Expert Panelist at NYTM Hudson Valley Carbon Farm Tour
Philadelphia University Textile Design alum of 2012, Leah D’Ambrosio, is one of the expert panelists for the New York Textile Month Hudson Valley Carbon Farm Tour. This tour takes place on September 25th, from 1-5...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design
Textile Design Students win SDA Outstanding Student Award
We are happy and proud to share that not one, but two of our students won the Surface Design Association Outstanding Student Award! Congratulations to MS grad Jackie Moore and BS grad Hannah Hill. These two students...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design
Interview with a Capstone student: Kacie Smith
Kacie’s reserved nature belies her bold style sense. She has a quiet intensity that comes through in her bright and graphic textiles. Her sense of color and her ability to create a mood out of her fabrics is...
Programs: Textile Design
“Why Textile Design?” Capstone students talk about their reasons – Part Three
This semester, Textile Design capstone students are making videos to present and talk about their work. They will do this multiple times over the semester to document their process and vision as it culminates into a...
Programs: Textile Design
Sunbrella Competition Winners!
In Textile Design, we are proud to have a long-standing relationship with Glen Raven, the weaving mill that produces Sunbrella brand fabrics. Every two years, Sunbrella hosts a competition within the Textile Design...
Programs: M.S. Textile Design & Textile Design
Interview with a Capstone student: Leah Dodd
Still waters run deep as they say. Below Leah’s stoic countenance and calm demeanor is a mind brimming with creative energy. We are lucky that Leah chose to direct that energy towards textile design. Her curiosity...
Programs: Textile Design
