Lot of opportunities for textile designers

All you need to know about textile designing as a career

Textile design refers to the designing of different patters/designs on fabrics. Designers work with a variety of textile materials, techniques and processes to come up with a range of products. The designs can be used on garments, home furnishings, automobile interiors, textile art and installations. It is important for a textile designer to be aware of textile traditions in India and in countries around the world.

Graduates can set up their own companies in textiles and fashion or join social development projects. (istock)

With increasing population and purchasing power of the middle class population, the need for textile designers is on the rise. Most of the textile designing work for people all over the world is carried out in Asian countries, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, China, and Japan.

“As India is one of the most important textile manufacturer countries in the world, there are many textile domains in our country. Designers can work in the textile export industry, handloom industry, crafts sector, with NGOs and industrial manufacturing industry, etc. Textile designers usually work with other types of designers, like fashion designers or interior designers in an attempt to create the perfect pattern,” says Aarti Srivastava, programme co-ordinator at the National Institute of Design.

To pursue textile designing as a career, one needs to have a bachelor’s degree in designing. It is always advisable to do a master’s degree and find out more about the demands of the profession.