Textile Design’s other graduating graduate student is Kristen Tynen. Kristen is also a weaver and her work explores the touch and feel of textiles in one’s environment. She takes a sensitive approach to...
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Interview with Thesis Student Emily Robinson
This semester, Textile Design has two graduating grad students. Today, I’m interviewing Emily Robinson. Her refreshingly straightforward, no-nonsense sensibility comes through in both her interview and her...
Phew! Midterms are over!
Our Textile Design graduate students, like most students here on the East Falls campus, are recovering from midterms this week. Midterms in a semester like no other semester that we have ever experienced; talk about...
Textile Design Symposium: The Path Forward
The Textile Design department is excited to host its 4th annual Textile Design Symposium. This year’s title is “The Path Forward”. As with most events this year, it will be held virtually. This gives...
Jefferson’s Fancy
Textile Design graduate student Sinéad Cahill is weaving a little history, school pride, and sustainability into a project for Grad Studio 2A this semester. The brief for this project asks the student to incorporate...
NY Textile Month to host May 2020 Textile Design graduates
New York Textile Month, the brainchild of Parsons School of Design and Lidewiz Edelkoort, is a monthlong celebration of textile art and design, promoting creativity and awareness. For many years now, TJU/PhilaU Textile...
Textile Design Students win SDA’s Outstanding Student Award
We are immensely proud of our students Elena Garrido and Jiyoung Park for winning the Surface Design Association Outstanding Student Award. This award celebrates students who have demonstrated excellence in fiber arts...
What to expect as a First-Year Textile Design Student
We often feature the exceptional work of our graduating seniors, grad students, and alumni, but what about first-year students? What are they making? If you are thinking about enrolling in Textile Design or perhaps...
Congratulations to our Textile Design Capstone and Thesis Students!
We are immensely proud of our graduating students this semester. They met the unique challenge of having to finish their studies at home amid this season of quarantine. These students rose to the challenge and really...
Interview with Capstone student Gabriella DeBlasio
Gabby is one of a kind and I’m so honored to have had her in my classes. She’s smart, grounded, and has a great work ethic. Gabby’s work ranges between knitting and weaving and she has proven to be...