Ba7....... Learning agreement 1st draft

Norwich University of the Arts

Learning Agreement

 

Course and Unit Number: Textiles Ba7

Name: Nathan Mison

Proposal:  What do you intend to do?

In Ba7, I aim to draw on the positives of all my work over the past two years at university. I have learnt a great deal and want these last two projects of the course to reflect this. Nature is and always has been a major part of me as an individual and is a great inspiration to my work. This will form the subject for the project, focusing on a beach theme. I want to explore a different aspect of the nature theme, to push myself to experiment in an area I feel comfortable in.

The idea is to explore a beach/seaside trend in the textile industry, bringing in my own responses based on local beach resorts and gaining a variety of sources of inspiration to add a splash of colour to the Great British Summer. In order to complete this concept, I will look into current and future trends; particularly a recent trend which plays on the intertwining of a busy city life and more natural surroundings. This focuses on the idea of bringing the outside indoors and vice a versa, bringing a sense of nature to urban lifestyles whilst adding comfort and colour to outdoor spaces. In addition, I want to explore the evolution of garden furniture and outdoor living.

Through my trend research I shall reference both the fashion and interior markets with a specific focus on creating a set of designs for the interior design and interior decoration sectors of the design market. Set against my visual and written research, I will create a portfolio of work in response to the beach theme. I will explore my ideas, initially through drawing, moving on through the use of mixed media, mainly print and stitch. In my work I want to create a personal, individual design creation.

Although I understand the importance of it, I do not want to focus on the idea of mass production, instead looking into and exploring the handmade sector. This exploration into a more boutique, high end market which is based on quality over quantity will be backed up with research into the approach with a focus on independent design/traders. I do believe that there is a place for this way of working, particularly in recent years where the consumer is more willing to pay more for a design/product with a personal edge which is seen to promote quality.

My research report I’ll directly relate to the core values behind my studio work, looking into the textile market. I will be looking into the future of the textile market, asking whether the future of textiles is mass produced and owned by large corporal companies. Through this discussion, I shall explore the current textile market and its development into a more industrial approach, alongside which, I will research the value of individual/boutique designers in textiles. Is their popularity enough to maintain an individual, more bespoke approach to textiles

Assessment Work:

• Draft Research Report.
• Blog and Pinterest site. (source of PDP reflective journal).
• Learning Agreement.
• Sketchbook full of drawing and sample development.
• Reflective journal

Schedule of Work: (to include the deadline for submission of assessment):

W/C 6th Oct

• Create Learning Agreement.
• Visit Library for inspiration.
• Plan an idea for research report.
• Begin initial research for report.
• Create moodboard and mind map for Ba7.
• Buy Sketchbook.
• Begin Drawing.
• Book dye kitchen.
• Blogging.
• Buy wool to hand dye.

W/C 13th Oct

• Continue Drawing.
• Get into workshops to experiment with materials.
• Visit Norwich castle Museum.
• Dye own wool for machine knit experimentation.
• Continue gathering research for report.
• Blogging

W/C 20th Oct

• Drawing development.
• Visit Smiths Row, To Start A Conversation.
• Use dyed wool for machine knitting.
• Collate research together for report.
• Library visit for more inspiration and research.
• Blogging.
• Trend research.

W/C 27th Oct

• Develop drawings and link to sampling.
• Begin to write research report.
• Gather more research if needed.
• Continue to experiment in workshops.
• Blogging and Pinterest.

W/C 3rd Nov

• Use sampling to develop drawings and further sampling.
• Trip to LONDON!
• Blogging.
• Continue writing research report.

W/C 10th Nov

• Use sampling to develop drawings and further sampling.
• Blogging.
• Continue writing research report.
• Library visit for more inspiration and research.

W/C 17th Nov

• Use sampling to develop drawings.
• Finish writing a draft of personal statement.
• Blogging.
• Begin to collate all work together, prepare vision for end of unit.
• Visit to Blackthorpe barn.

W/C 10th Nov

• Finalise developed drawings and further sampling.
• Blogging.
• Review draft of research report ready to hand in.

Resource requirements:

• Nua Library.
• Norwich Library.
• WGSN.
• Crafts Council Website.
• Blackthrope Barn exhibition.
• Norwich Castle Museum.
• Smiths Row Art Gallery.
• Tate Gallery.
• Fashion and textile museum.

Tutor's comments:

Learning agreement agreed and signed by:

       

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