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Creative (in the textile environment)
Description
The textile designer comes up with ideas and creates fabrics for designing garments, accessories, home decor and technical fabrics for general industry and for transport. This professional understands the possibilities of basic materials (cotton, linen, wool and silk), different thread and fibre types (natural, chemical, synthetic and artificial), types of fabrics and their constructions (weaving, warp and weft, etc.) and finishes. With this information, s/he then defines and designs, jointly with the fabric theorist or architect of the fabric, new collections and defines their visual aesthetics, touch, fall and technique. This professional has special skill in analysing fashion trends and market styles.
Tasks
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Centre per al desenvolupament professional Porta22
Barcelona Treball (Porta22)
Llacuna, 156-162, 08018 Barcelona
bcn.cat/treball
Monday to Friday from 9 to 18 h