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.
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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
The “Patient N1” exhibition of the Faculty of Design—fashion design direction—was opened at the Apollon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Art Academy.
The educational-creative project deals with ecological problems and challenges. The exhibition includes eleven costumes and two panels. Participating students used, among other techniques, upcycling used clothing.
Head of the project: Thea Bodokia – associate professor of the Academy of Arts;
Supervisor in the direction of technology/construction: Ekaterine Darchia, guest teacher of the Academy of Arts;
Participating students: Tekla Gogoladze, Elene Erkomaishvili, Ekaterine Maisuradze, Inga Vartaniani, Tamuna Zaloshvili, Dachi Metreveli, Monika Managadze, Salome Nadiradze, Salome Chkonia, Nelli Khurtsidze, Elene Turashvili
The exhibition will last until June 23.
Address: Al. Griboyedov N22 – the exhibition hall of the Art Academy.
On April 8, the Museum of Tapestry and Artistic Textiles hosted the presentation of the album “Georgian Tapestry.” This project was realized through the collaborative efforts of the Tbilisi Apollon Kutateladze State Art Academy and the Ministry of Culture and Sports, with generous funding and support from the Ministry. The album serves as a comprehensive showcase of artists spanning various generations who have contributed to the realm of tapestry art. Many of the featured tapestries are housed within the Tapestry and Artistic Textile Museum at the Apollon Kutateladze State Academy of Arts in Tbilisi.