Diplomirani tekstilni oblikovalec (vs)/diplomirana tekstilna oblikovalka (vs)

The qualification holder will be able to:

(general competences)

• demonstrate understanding of and provide technical background to practical problems relating to the interdependence of technique and art, i.e. the engineering design of textile products and the introduction of modern technologies in practice,
• design (plan, construct) textile forms in the sense of appropriate design, manufacture, quality and price in order to achieve greater innovativeness and thereby increase the competitiveness of the product/company,
• carry out an independent professional assessment,
• quickly and creatively link theories and practice through organised, professional and supervised work placement in the form of laboratory work, studio work and practical training,
• use modern information technology tools and specific professional contents,
• pursue independent and team work,
• communicate with experts and co-workers in national and international contexts,
• demonstrate a capacity for ethical reflection and a commitment to professional ethics,

(subject-specific competences)

• integrate knowledge from technical and artistic fields (knowledge from the subject fields: theory of design, artistic expression, textile materials, computing and informatics, clothing and textiles technologies, planning and constructing textiles and garments, modelling and grading garments, environmental protection, measuring techniques and waste management),
• supervise existing technological procedures of textiles and clothing manufacture and modernise them,
• work autonomously, innovatively and creatively on technological projects tied to the development of a new product or the modernisation of technologies,
• demonstrate understanding of the history of industrial, graphic and one-off design, design concepts and design activities in the context of the development of society, culture, aesthetics, art, function and technology,
• demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the planning and realisation of design projects with 2D and 3D graphics tools and familiarity with the bases of freehand drawing,
• demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the planning of textile and clothing design (concepts, sketches, idea books, colour charts, material charts, collections, fashion stories, etc.) and visual studies (studies of space, form, planes, shapes, typography, colour, texture, composition, rhythms, balance, etc.),
• demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the structure and properties of fibres and the relationship between the properties of fibres and their use,
• demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the technological procedures of making yarns, threads, woven fabrics, knitting yarns, knitted fabrics and unwoven textiles and understanding of the influence of the technological phases of manufacture on the properties of linear and flat textiles,
• demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the structure of yarns, woven fabrics, knitting yarns and unwoven textiles, and familiarity with the influence of the structure of textiles on their functional characteristics and properties,
• demonstrate familiarity with the theory of textiles finishing (bleaching, dyeing, refining, printing) and environmental requirements regarding finishing processes,
• demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of textile care and hygiene and the issue of waste water from laundries and dry cleaners,
• demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the use of computer tools and technologies in professional work,
• demonstrate understanding of the concept of total quality management and standardisation in the textile and clothing industry,
• demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the construction, grading and modelling of clothes for different purposes of use,
• demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of ready-to-wear processes in clothing manufacture and management of material in order to achieve a high-quality product,
• identify, monitor and evaluate costs incurred in the production system,
• demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of advanced textile materials and technologies, nanomaterials, technical textiles (in the construction industry, transport, medicine, etc.).