Textile Design in Scandinavia WorkshopSemester Course

Textile Design in Scandinavia Workshop, elective course at DIS Copenhagen
Major Discipline(s)
Design, Interior Architecture, Studio Art
Type
Elective Course
Available
Fall/Spring semester
Credit(s)
3

This course combines design and methods of printing for interior textiles with readings and discussion on the subject of textile design. It includes a workshop component where you develop your own designs and are taught printing methods. You go on Field Studies to designers, producers, and projects in and around Copenhagen.

Related Discipline(s)

This course would also be of interest to the following discipline(s):
Graphic Design, Interior Design

Faculty

Malene Kristiansen

DIS Copenhagen Semester Faculty

Textile Designer (Denmark’s Design School, 1992). Has worked for H&M, Victoria's Secret, Hugo Boss, Romeo Gigli, and Hanne Bloch. Teaching positions with Designskolen Kolding and KADK, Denmark; Central St. Martins, England; Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Norway; University of Borås – The Swedish School of Textiles; and TextilLab, Holland. Currently Head of Bachelor Textile Design at KADK. With DIS since 2004.

Helle Vibeke Jensen

DIS Copenhagen Semester Faculty

Fashion Designer (Denmark’s Design School, 1988). Own practice since 1995, working with illustrations and photos for books, posters, carpets, dresses, etc. Illustrated books published under own name. Illustrations to the Bible, 2016 edition from The Danish Bible Association. Recipient of multiple grants from the Danish Arts Foundations and others. Working as external reviewer for Textile Design and Graphic Design at DIS for many years. With DIS since 2018.