TEXTILE DESIGN
Textile is a craft as old as human civilization. The four year programme incorporates the current, the traditional and the classical design practices in the profession. It is an interface between material and making that creates a challenging and dynamic environment.  Patterns, weaves, knits, embroidery, embellishment and value addition through motifs, colours, materials, fashion trends and visual merchandising are some of the areas of textile design. The young textile designers are trained to face challenges pertaining to industry and economy, individual and society, techniques and technologies.The department trains the students to weave new ideas into industry or industry into their ideas by making them work around a rigorous routine of industry based  internship programmes.

The department maintains hand looms, block printing, manual screen printing, and dyeing of fabric and yarn facilities as well as a computer lab for technological solutions. Ecologically and environmentally sustainable design issues are made an important concern of the course. Hence courses and workshops on naturally extracted dyes and their applicability are an important part of the curriculum.  Fabric construction, surface treatments, colour, pattern and trend forecast are the basics for a textile designer but an ethical and conscientious design practice is also a must for a textile designer. 

Textiles is an age-old craft that reaches unimaginable heights of inventions in contemporary design. The undergraduate program maintains a connection between materials and production, creating a challenging and dynamic environment that values both traditional and contemporary art of textile making. Students learn how to work from a creative concept to fabrication of ideas. The department trains students in key areas of textile design, including weaving, embroidery, printing, dyeing, and enhancing value through motifs, colours, and materials; all while keeping up with current design trends, traditional practices and visual merchandising practices.

The young designers are prepared to design fabrics for a range of products for body and space. The department anticipates and welcomes students to propose and try out novel concepts for textile environments and apparels. The students are trained to face challenges pertaining to industry and economy, individual and society, traditional and technological, sustainability and production. 

The offered courses aim at preparing student’s both creative and technical skills that is why the program structure reflects a balance between studio practices, technical lab courses and design seminars. The department is equipped with hand looms, dyeing and printing facility, embroidery machines, craft workshops and also maintains computer lab for digital design solutions. Internships that emphasize industry experience and craft intervention are organized and highly recommended to enhance professional practices.

PROGRAMME
STRUCTURE
CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES

1st Semester

Code Courses Category Type Credits
FNDN-1101 Drawing I Foundation Studio 3
FNDN-1102 Spatial Intelligence I Foundation Studio 3
FNDN-1103 Design and Moving Image I Foundation Studio 3
FNDN-1104 Sculpture I Foundation Studio 3
COMP-1101 Functional English Compulsory Theory 3
COMP-1102 Ideology and constitution of Pakistan Compulsory Theory 2
FNDN-1103 History of Art I Compulsory Theory 1
FNDN-1104 Introduction to the Arts I Compulsory Theory 1
COMP-1105 Civic and Community Engagement Compulsory Theory 2
Total 21
2nd Semester

Code Courses Category Type Credits
FNDN-1201 Drawing II Foundation Studio 3
FNDN-1202 Spatial Intelligence II Foundation Studio 3
FNDN-1203 Design and Moving Image II Foundation Studio 3
FNDN-1204 Sculpture II Foundation Studio 3
COMP-1201 Expository Writing Compulsory Theory 3
COMP-1202 Islamic Studies Compulsory Theory 2
FNDN-1203 History of Art II Compulsory Theory 1
FNDN-1204 Introduction to the Arts II Compulsory Theory 1
COMP-1205 Entrepreneurship Compulsory Theory 2
Total 21
3rd Semester

Code Courses Category Type Credits
TEXD-2101 Textile Design Studio I Major Studio 3
TEXD-2102 Textile Materials and Methods I Major Studio 2
TEXD-2103 Drawing I Major Studio 3
TEXD-2104 Weaving I Major Studio 1
NCA-2101 History of Art I Major Theory 2
COMP-2101 A Science of Society Compulsory Theory 2
COMP-2102 Information Communication Technologies in Education Compulsory Theory 3
COMP-2103 Exploring Quantitative Skills Compulsory Theory 3
Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary 2
Total 21
4th Semester

Code Courses Category Type Credits
TEXD-2201 Textile Design Studio II Major Studio 3
TEXD-2202 Textile Materials and Methods II Major Studio 2
TEXD-2203 Drawing II Major Studio 3
TEXD-2204 Weaving II Major Theory- Studio 3
NCA-2201 History of Art II Major Theory 2
COMP-2201 What is Science/ The science of Global Challenges Compulsory Theory 3
COMP-2202 Tools for Quantitative Reasoning Compulsory Theory 3
Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary 2
Total 21
5th Semester

Code Courses Category Type Credits
TEXD-3101 Textile Design Studio III Major Studio 3
TEXD-3102 Textile Design Seminar I Major Theory 2
TEXD-3103 Drawing III Major Studio 3
TEXD-3104 Advanced Weaving I Major Studio 2
TEXD-3105 Marketing and Merchandising I Major Theory 1
NCA-3101 History of Art III Major Theory 2
Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary 2
Total 15
6th Semester

Code Courses Category Type Credits
TEXD-3201 Textile Design Studio IV Major Studio 3
TEXD-3202 Research Methodology Major Theory 2
TEXD-3203 Drawing IV Major Studio 3
TEXD-3204 Advanced Weaving II Major Studio 2
TEXD-3205 Marketing and Merchandising II Major Theory 1
NCA-3201 History of Art IV Major Theory 2
Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary 2
Total 15
7th Semester

Code Courses Category Type Credits
TEXD-4101 Textile Design Studio V Major Studio 6
TEXD-4102 Textile Design Seminar II Major Theory 3
TEXD-4103 Drawing V Major Studio 3
TEXD-4104 Textile Materials and Methods-Advanced Major Studio 3
Total 15

8th Semester

Thesis 15 credits


INTERDISCIPLINARY/ ALLIED COURSES

From 3rd semester onwards, a student will be able to choose an allied/interdisciplinary course from his/her department and from other departments with the help of assigned advisor. 
Each Interdisciplinary Course will be of 2 credit hours.


Code Courses Type
TEXD-2102 Textile Materials and Methods I Studio
TEXD-2103 Drawing I Studio
TEXD-2104 Weaving I Studio
TEXD-2202 Textile Materials and Methods II Studio
TEXD-2203 Drawing II Studio
TEXD-2204 Weaving IITheory- Studio
TEXD-3102 Textile Design Seminar I Theory
TEXD-3103 Drawing III Studio
TEXD-3104 Advanced Weaving I Studio
TEXD-3105 Marketing and Merchandising I Theory
TEXD-3203 Drawing IV Studio
TEXD-3205 Marketing and Merchandising II Theory
TEXD-4103 Drawing V Studio
TEXD-2105 Design Thinking Theory
TEXD-2108 Accessory Design Studio
TEXD-2205 From Ornamentation to Design Theory
TEXD-2206 Textile Museum Studies Studio
TEXD-2207 Style Assembling and Art Direction Studio
TEXD-3106 Illustration and Literature Theory
TEXD-2208 Creative Contextual Studies Studio
TEXD-2109 Design Intervention Theory
TEXD-2209 Block Printing Studio
TEXD-2210 Basics of Fashion Design Studio
TEXD-2207Interest in Art Direction, Costume and Theatre DesignStudio
TEXD-3206 Fashion Technicalities Studio
STUDENT'S
WORK
FACULTY
NCA
Prof. Dr. Iram Zia Raja

Dean Faculty of Design
B.Des. NCA
MA Multimedia Arts, NCA 
MPhil (Fine Arts) University  of the Punjab, Lahore
PhD (Art & Design), Punjab University, Lahore 

NCA
Umber Zahid

Head of Department
Associate Professor

B.Des. NCA
MA (Fashion & Textile Design), University of Boras, Sweden

NCA
Attiya Javed

Associate Professor
B.Des. NCA
MA Interior Design, NCA

NCA
Muhammad Tayyab Qaisrani

Assistant Professor
B.Des. NCA

NCA
Mubeen Tayyab

Assistant Professor
B.Des, NCA, Lahore
MA Multimedia Arts, NCA

NCA
Irfan Gul Dahri

Lecturer
B.Des. NCA
MA (Hons.) Visual Arts, NCA
VITA.Prince’s School of 
Traditional Arts, London

NCA
Umar Waheed

Lecturer
B.Des. NCA

NCA
Minahil Fatima

Lecturer
B.Des. Pakistan Institute of 
Fashion and Design, Lahore


CENTRE FOR  FOUNDATION STUDIES FACULTY

Faran Faisal
Incharge Foundation Studies
Assistant Professor

Prof. Dr. Murtaza Jafri
Prof. Dr. Syeda Farida Batool
Ms. Shehnaz Malhi
Tausif  Zain Ul Abedin
Muhammad Arshad Saeed
Saadia Amin Raja
Wasim Akhtar
Ali Baba
Ammara Khalid
Ali Zafar
Syed Muhammad Hassan Zaidi
Rizwana Irfan
Sumaira Ameen
Naveen Zehra
Mujahid Shoaib Butt
Nariman Aziz
Ateeq ur Rehman
Zohreen Murtaza
Ghazala Raees
 



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