This spring, Textile Design students spent a week in Lombardia, Italy exploring textile printing facilities, photographing Milanese street style, and sketching the gorgeous surroundings of Lake Como.
This exceptional study abroad course began with a presentation by trend forecaster, Matteo Bardi and an inspiring afternoon of ‘cool hunting’ on the streets of Milan. Next, they toured a variety of factories to see first hand the preparation, printing, and finishing processes involved in textile production.
The factories print textiles for high fashion and home furnishing from top designers such as Prada, Louis Vuitton, Ferragamo, and more. Machine manufacturers presented information about digital inkjet technologies and new printing systems that are being developed.
Aside from gathering information about printing technologies, there was design inspiration everywhere. They visited the Fornasetti showroom.
Piero Fornasetti was known for transforming ordinary objects through extraordinary surface design. Today, his son continues to reinvent his past work.
Another highlight was Vintage Delirium, a shop and collection of vintage fabrics, garments, accessories, and textile designs. The last day was a boat trip on Lake Como to the town of Bellagio for more exploring, taking photographs and sketching.
The lake, architecture, scenic views, Italian style, and other inspirations will be translated into design work as the semester continues.
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