Mayer Fabrics & Savannah College Of Art & Design Complete Collabboration
September 7, 2009 | Levent OZLER
Mayer Fabrics and the Savannah College of Art & Design have completed a collaboration on a unique opportunity for the School of Design's Department of Fibers.
The school's spring semester offering included a 400 level course entitled 'Concept to Consumer: Textiles for Interiors'.
The class was designed to impart an understanding of how textiles are researched and developed into products useful for today's market.
Under the instruction of Professor Jeremy Noonan, students gained insight beyond the classroom and drew upon the expertise of Lucia Kennerly, Mayer Fabrics' director of product development.
SCAD student designers included Adelyn Janulis, Nicole Schlesinger, Melanie Wilcox, Allison Adderton, Katherine Dagen, Elizabeth Aubin-Barrett and Allyson Burke.
The class was tasked to create industry compatible solutions for commercial interiors with emphasis on the collaborative practices through the research and development process.
Research included studying commercial applications, interior trends and textile constructions.
Students explored the relationship between textile design and commercial applications, collaborated on appropriate solutions, and developed presentation techniques to convey their ideas.
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