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Project: “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design”

With the support of RECONOMY and the Ria Keburia Foundation in the direction of “Fashion Design”, an educational and creative project will be organized at the “Kachreti Ambassador” exhibition space from November 24 to December 1, 2024: “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design”.
Project Leader:
Nino Mgaloblishvili, Professor, Doctor of Cultural Studies
Within the framework of the project, a program was specially created for students of the Fashion Design Program (MA) at the Tbilisi State University of Fine Arts (TSSA) and Ukrainian guests. The program included a practical course titled “Natural Plant Dyeing Technologies and Experimental Design (T&M)” and a presentation of the results.
Purpose of the Course:
• To deepen knowledge about design sustainability and eco-stability for the development of participants’ creative careers.
• Study of eco-technologies based on natural materials.
• Fabric decoration with natural dyes using an experimental method.
• Methods of painting and processing fabric surfaces with living plants.
• Development of experimental design skills, group, and individual activities of participants.
Experts of Practical Sessions:
• Eka Chkhutishvili, Associate Professor
• Maryam Beridze, Associate Professor
• Lela Kirtadze, GTG – Georgian Textile Group member
Participating Audience:
TSSA Fashion Design MA Program students:
• Eva Gogotidze
• Elene Betlemishvili
• Elene Turashvili
• Tamar Zaloshvili
• Mariam Kvavadze
• Mariam Djibuti
• Nao Aslamazashvili
• Salome Tsivtsivadze
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Project Results:
• Fabrics painted with natural plants – unique works of art based on sustainability principles.
• Design objects created using experimental methods and lossless pattern techniques, employing non-traditional sewing technologies as per the practical methods of world-renowned experts in sustainable fashion and textiles.
Featured Experts:
• Shingo Sato – Founder of TR Cutting School, Professor
• Julian Roberts – Founder of Subtraction Cutting, Professor at the University of Portsmouth, Trustee of the Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF/GFW) in the UK
• Elena Releeva / Elena EWEST – Founder of the international organization “EWST fashionlab”
Tutor:
Leila Enukidze, TSSA Visiting Teacher
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Dates:
September 24 to September 28, 2024
Location:
Kachreti, Ria Keburia Foundation Exhibition Space
Project Supporters:
• RECONOMY
• TSSA/Fashion Design Portal
• Initiative NK
• Ria Keburia Foundation/Art Residence/Ambassador “Kachreti”
16. Educational-Creative Project “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design”
With the support of RECONOMY, the educational-creative project “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design” has been organized in the direction of “Fashion Design”.
Project Leader:
Nino Mgaloblishvili, Professor, Doctor of Cultural Studies
Within the framework of the project, Shadi Mohamed Hassan, the leader of the Global Pleating team at the world-famous pleated fabric and cardboard manufacturing company Al Alamia Plisse, was specially invited.
Al Alamia Plisse was founded in 1981 in Alexandria, Egypt. The company’s trademark “Global Pleating” is a family-owned business and is considered one of the world’s leading companies in the production of personalized designs for pleated fabrics and cardboard. Global Pleating provides services in more than 25 countries around the world.
Main Topics of the Practice (implemented for the first time in Georgia – taking into account the requirements of the global T&A (Textile & Apparel) industry):
1. Fabric design with folding and origami techniques – innovation in clothing design
2. Pleated fabric technologies and creation of personalized cardboard designs
3. Molds and folded fabric models (work on samples)
4. Fabric cutting methods, identification of material types, and processing technologies
5. Experimentation in the direction of placing fabric in various forms and thermal treatment (simulation of industrial folding)
6. Design combinations and practical applications inspired by the art of origami
7. Practical training in mold making
Dates:
From January 22 to January 27, 2025
Location:
22 Griboedov St., Floor VI, Room 606
Project Supporters:
• RECONOMY
• TSSA/Fashion Design Portal
• Initiative NK
• LEPL Tbilisi Apollon Kutateladze State Academy of Arts

Scientific Project – ETHICS

At the Tbilisi State Art Academy, the project “Responsible Conduct of Research – Ethics and Integrity in Georgian Universities (ETHICS)” has held twelve research training sessions in the spring of 2024, focusing on European standards of ethics and integrity.
At the Tbilisi State Art Academy, the project “Responsible Conduct of Research – Ethics and Integrity in Georgian Universities (ETHICS)” has held twelve research training sessions in the spring of 2024, focusing on European standards of ethics and integrity.

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Within the scope of the international educational project “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design,” the seminar series continues

The Fashion Design Department of the Faculty of Design at Apollon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Art continues its seminar series as part of the international educational project “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design”!
Introducing Elena Releyeva/Elena EWEST, founder of the international organization “EWST Fashionlab” and an international expert in fashion design (globally known as a master of zero-waste pattern making and draping):
• Research topic: Sustainable fashion
• Conclusions: “FABRICS-CAPE” – innovative fabric cutting techniques
For more detailed information, check the link.
If interested, please register.

Seminar Series Continues within the “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design” Project

The Fashion Design Department of TSAA, as part of the international educational project “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design,” continues its seminar series!
By special invitation – Julian Roberts (a world-renowned British master of non-traditional patterns, an expert in the field of design), is currently a professor of fashion and textile design at the University of Portsmouth and a trustee of the Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF/GFW) in Great Britain.
Check the link for detailed information
• If you are interested, please register (required)

Educational Project “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design”

The international educational project “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design” is organized by the Faculty of Design – Fashion Design. Its purpose includes:
• Strengthening sustainability and green practices in the Textile & Apparel (T&A) industry, expanding new educational formats and scope, and incorporating international copyright programs as training courses, specifically:
1. Development of new green/sustainable curricula: Implementing joint curricula/courses in study programs (MA, BA) with the contribution of internationally recognized experts’ copyright programs.
2. Sharing real-world experience in green and sustainable practices to support graduates (via specially organized workshops, training sessions, internships, and seminars).
3. Providing international and local knowledge, skills, and experience to individuals seeking employment or private business development.
As part of the project, internationally renowned experts will be invited, and master classes from local field representatives and regional practices will be organized.
▫️Participants will have the opportunity to study and share both local and international best practices, focusing on sustainable design goals and strategies. They will collaborate with international experts and TSAA instructors (experts), specifically:
Learning innovative sewing technologies and textile production methods;
Developing a targeted product (from idea to finished product);
Executing creative and applied design forms (textile and rational clothing design).
A special guest, Shingo Sato—a Japanese master of draping techniques and renowned expert in non-traditional pattern-making—was invited to the “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design.”
Sato’s unconventional approach to clothing design and pattern manipulation is gaining significant attention in the global fashion and design education industry.
▫️The wide audience explored:
How to create clothing blocks based on body shapes using draping techniques;
How to overcome creative limitations;
How to design a series of garments through draping;
How to create wavy design lines and break down dress forms into separate panels;
How combining seams from different materials results in unique, multi-panel models.
Supported by:
• TSAA/Fashion Design Portal – TSAA/Fashion Design Portal
• FashionHolics Online – FashionHolics Online
• Alternative Discourse – Alternative Discourse
• Initiative NK
• Faculty of Design
• Apollon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Art

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