Master Class

Master Class for design teachers

May 5th

Master Class

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In the textile industry of the future, innovation, technology and development are the key words. To be at the forefront of future textiles, future designers should know all about the many possibilities in textile materials. This requires well-educated design teachers with an in-depth knowledge of all the different textiles.

In the Future Textiles Master Class we will tell you everything you need to know to be updated on the latest developments in the field of electronic textiles. We will give you a behind the scenes look at the works at the Pretty Smart Textiles exhibition, we'll show you all kinds of new materials and we will inform you on what artists and designers are making in this field.

During the workshop you will receive a kit with materials together with instructions on how to use them. In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to use the kit to work on your own e-textile sample. You will make an e-textile pressure sensor and you'll learn how to integrate sound, movement or light in flexible materials.
After getting some hands on experience you will have the opportunity to discuss with your colleagues the possibilities of movement, sound and light in autonomous design and production processes.

Participants are not required to have knowledge of electronics.

The Master Class will be held at TEKO on May 5th. It will be led by Melissa Coleman and Dorith Sjardijn from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague in Holland. Melissa Coleman is e-textiles designer and software engineer and Dorith Sjardijn is a textile designer with a specialization in textiles with light.

Participating with the Master Class is free of charge, but there is a material fee of €45 for which you will receive a kit to make your own e-textiles sample.

When signing up please specify if you'd like to work with sound, movement or light.

To sign up please contact Anne-Louise Degn Hansen at aldh@viauc.dk. Registration closes on May 1.

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