COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Textiles for Interiors
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
IAED 450
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives To develop basic knowledge about textile fibers, upholstery fabrics, carpets, bath products, and other home textiles used in interiors and to design a home textile for the selected interior
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to recognize textiles used the for interiors.
  • will be able to classify upholstery fabrics, curtains and draperies, carpets, and other home textiles.
  • will be able to produce home textile fabrics by using screen printing technique.
  • will be able to suggest proper interiors for the fabrics that they printed.
  • will be able to design fabrics for digital printing regarding home textile trends.
Course Description This course will provide basic knowledge about screen printing and digital printing techniques. Furthermore, it will cover the practice of applying designed fabrics to the interiors regarding home textile trends.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Classification of textile fibers for interiors, their physical, mechanical and chemical Properties
2 Classification of textile fibers for interiors, their physical, mechanical and chemical Properties Land Art Project Arthur Price- Allen C. Cohen, J.J.Pizzuto’s Fabric Science, USA 1994, 515S. (Chapter 2). Dianne R. Jackman, Mary Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide To Textiles For Interiors, Canada 2003, 233S. (Chapter 4)
3 Classification of textile fibers for interiors, their physical, mechanical and chemical Properties Land Art Project Arthur Price- Allen C. Cohen, J.J.Pizzuto’s Fabric Science, USA 1994, 515S. (Chapter 2) Dianne R. Jackman, Mary Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide To Textiles For Interiors, Canada 2003, 233S. (Chapter 4)
4 Classification of textile fibers for interiors: Cotton Home Textile Design Project Arthur Price- Allen C. Cohen, J.J.Pizzuto’s Fabric Science, USA 1994, 515S. (Chapter 2-3) Dianne R. Jackman, Mary Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide To Textiles For Interiors, Canada 2003, 233S. (Chapter 5)
5 Classification of textile fibers for interiors: Linen and jute Home Textile Design Project Arthur Price- Allen C. Cohen, J.J.Pizzuto’s Fabric Science, USA 1994, 515S. (Chapter 3) Dianne R. Jackman, Mary Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide To Textiles For Interiors, Canada 2003, 233S. (Chapter 5)
6 Classification of textile fibers for interiors:Silk, wool and specialty hair fibers Home Textile Design Project Arthur Price- Allen C. Cohen, J.J.Pizzuto’s Fabric Science, USA 1994, 515S. (Chapter 5, 12) Dianne R. Jackman, Mary Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide To Textiles For Interiors, Canada 2003, 233S. (Chapter 5)
7 Classification of textile fibers for interiors: Regenerated fibers Home Textile Design Project Midterm Arthur Price- Allen C. Cohen, J.J.Pizzuto’s Fabric Science, USA 1994, 515S. (Chapter 12) Dianne R. Jackman, Mary Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide To Textiles For Interiors, Canada 2003, 233S. (Chapter 5)
8 Classification of textile fibers for interiors: Synthetic fibers Home Textile Design Project Arthur Price- Allen C. Cohen, J.J.Pizzuto’s Fabric Science, USA 1994, 515S. (Chapter 5, 12) Dianne R. Jackman, Mary Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide To Textiles For Interiors, Canada 2003, 233S. (Chapter 5)
9 Drapery and Curtains Home Textile Design Project Arthur Price- Allen C. Cohen, J.J.Pizzuto’s Fabric Science, USA 1994, 515S. (Chapter 5, 12) Dianne R. Jackman, Mary Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide To Textiles For Interiors, Canada 2003, 233S. (Chapter 11)
10 Upholstery fabrics Home Textile Design Project Presentations Arthur Price- Allen C. Cohen, J.J.Pizzuto’s Fabric Science, USA 1994, 515S. (Chapter 5, 12) Dianne R. Jackman, Mary Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide To Textiles For Interiors, Canada 2003, 233S. (Chapter 11)
11 Rugs and Carpets Home Textile Design Project
12 Other household textiles (sheets, pillowcases, blankets, bed spreads, quilts) Presentations Nelly Rodi, Home Textile Trend Book 1-17 s.
13 Selecting Textiles Suitable for interiors Home Textile Design Project Nelly Rodi, Home Textile Trend Book 1-17 s.
14 Design Project Nelly Rodi, Home Textile Trend Book 1-17 s.
15 Semester Review
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks

Dianne R. Jackman, Mary Dixon, Jill Condra (2003). The Guide To Textiles For Interiors, Canada  ISBN 1-895411-97-1

Suggested Readings/Materials

Arthur Price- Allen C. Cohen (1994) J.J.Pizzuto’s Fabric Science, USA 1994, 515S. ISBN 1-56367-004-6

Virginia Hencken Elsasser, Textiles:Concepts and Principles, New York 1997, 339S. ISBN 0-8273-7686-3

Hannelore Eberle-Hermann Hermeling-Marianne Hornberger-Dieter Menzer-Werner Ring, Clothing Technology (From fiber to Fashion), 1999. ISBN 978-3-8085-6225-3

Phyllis G. Tortora (1992). Understanding Textiles, New York, 636S. ISBN 0-02-421195-8

Mary Humphries, Fabric Glossary, USA 1992, 291S. ISBN 0-13-334971-6

Jan I. Yeager, Lura K. Teter-Justice, Textiles For Residental and Commercial  Interiors, New York 2000, 522S. ISBN 1-56367-178-6

Julie Parker, All About Silk, Fabric Reference Series, Volume I, USA 1997, 92S. ISBN 0-9637612-0-X

Julie Parker, All About Cotton, Fabric Reference Series, Volume II, USA

ISBN 0-9637612-3-4

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
35
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
10
1
10
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
8
Project
1
14
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
14
Final Exams
    Total
110

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional

X
2

To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession

3

To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession

4

To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice

5

To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession

X
6

To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies

7

To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field

X
8

To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats

9

To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level

X
10

To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment

X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language

X
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest