Principles of Sustainability, Luxury & Artisanship

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Generate ideas through enquiry and analysis of selected research material

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Explore and experiment with a range of materials, techniques and processes for textiles

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The fundamental principles, processes and methods core to your discipline

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Plan strategies to evolve your digital skills in line with your discipline’s expectations

This module will introduce you to the principles around sustainability, luxury and artisanship. You will learn how to produce work informed by contemporary knowledge of sustainable, ethical and innovative practices in the luxury textile sector. You will gain knowledge and insight about the global, cultural, historical and ethical contexts of artisanship and the relationship with luxury and sustainability. You will learn how to research, reference and create visual storyboards to show your understanding of Sustainability, Luxury and Ethical Artisanship. You will also be introduced to the foremost innovative materials, processes and technologies. You will explore and experience colour theory, chemistry and processes for textiles and play with colour and materials whilst learning knitting, weaving, printing, felting and stitching techniques. You will experiment with a broad range of textile materials, processes and techniques whilst considering the responsible values and sustainable aspects of your practice. This module will evaluate and evolve your digital skills and competencies. You will assemble technical folders with samples to demonstrate your making skills and produce colourways to show your understanding of the importance of colour in textiles. You will be introduced to academic skills, how to research, reference and think in an analytical critical way to evaluate and improve your learning and development.

You will receive regular formative assessment with verbal and written feedback and feedforward to enable you to assemble a portfolio of experimental technical work to demonstrate your learning through the year. This module will induct and train you how to use machines and equipment safely, and work responsibly and professionally, in the studio and workshops.

Teaching and learning methods include:

• Lectures
• Seminars and discussions
• Textile Technical demonstrations
• Workshops
• Group tutorials
• Individual tutorials
• Induction and health & safety training
• How-to video’s and resources on Bb
• Industry insight from guest speakers
• Research and Critical Thinking workshops
• Textile Technical workshops and practice
• Digital Skills workshops, training and practice (JISC)
• Academic study skills workshops
• Field Trips
• Self-Study

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Portfolio

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: You will experience verbal and written (and recorded on request) formative feedforward during the module in different learning situations, for example: tutorials, seminars and workshops. All formative work will contribute to the summative assessment and feedback given at the end of the year.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.