Textile Design

B.Des in Textile & Fashion Innovation

Textiles today are more than fabric — they are digital, sustainable, smart, and global. The B.Des in Textile & Fashion Innovation at WUD combines India’s rich craft heritage with cutting-edge technology, preparing students to design textiles for couture, sustainability, sportswear, interiors, and smart applications.
Students acquire strong technical and conceptual skills through weaving, dyeing, printing, surface design, knitting, and garment construction, while also mastering AI-driven design, bio-textiles, digital print, virtual sampling, and circular fashion systems. Material experimentation and interdisciplinary collaboration encourage students to create their own design language, blending tradition with innovation.
Graduates emerge as hybrid textile designers — skilled in craft, fluent in digital, and future-ready in sustainability and innovation. Career opportunities span fashion, interiors, performance textiles, smart wearables, digital fashion, retail innovation, new product development and craft-tech entrepreneurship, offering secure, rewarding, and globally relevant futures. Career roles include Textile Designer, Fashion Accessories Designer, Surface & Print Designer, Smart Textile Innovator, Digital Sampling Specialist, Furniture, Furnishing & Lifestyle Designer, Visual Merchandiser, Craft-Tech Entrepreneur, and Museum/Textile Conservator. With India’s position as a global textile hub, opportunities extend across both domestic and international markets.

B.Des. (Textile Design) Curriculum


3 SEM 4 SEM 5 SEM 6 SEM 7 SEM 8 SEM
Core Specialization
TEXTILE DESIGN STUDIO-1
Introduction to weaving & Knitting skills
Surface Technique-1
TEXTILE DESIGN STUDIO-2
Textile Design Development,
Fashion illustration (digital and manual),
Woven structures on loom, Knitting and crochet
TEXTILE DESIGN STUDIO-3
Advanced Woven Structures,
Textile Printing & Finishing,
Print design project,
Knots and braids,
Surface techniques 2
TEXTILE DESIGN STUDIO-4
Woven Design Project,
Fabric Styling
TEXTILE DESIGN STUDIO-5
Advanced Design Project,
Display and Exhibition design,
Non loom Techniques
Graduation Project
Textile Science Introduction to Chemical Processing Craft Research & Document Presentation Fabric Quality Analysis & Assurance Global Issues in Design – Research Project and colloquium  
        Industry Internship  
Non Core
Appreciation of Traditional Textiles I Appreciation of Traditional Textiles II Appreciation of World Textiles and costumes Basic Pattern Making & Construction Methods Advanced Pattern Making & Construction Methods  
Fashion Studies II Fashion Studies III        
Digital Imaging & Editing Techniques   CAD for Print Digital Presentation Techniques Dobby & Carpet CAD CAD for Jacquard  
EVS: Research Methodology & Documentation Industry Exposure Presentation   IPR Professional Practices  
  Fashion Marketing Fashion Merchandising      
Minor Specialization
Common Elective Common Elective Common Elective Common Elective Common Elective Common Elective
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