Textile Design

Industry Partnerships

Our Industry Partnerships allow students to collaborate with the very best, both inside and outside the classroom.

Cotton, Inc.

Students Get the Look, the Feel of Cotton, Inc.

Students in the Textile Design program travel to industry partner Cotton Inc.'s headquarters in North Carolina where the company manufactures the students' print designs onto fabric. Read More

Vera Bradley

Designs Are in the Bag with Vera Bradley

Textile Students were given the opportunity to work with Vera Bradley, a leader in the gift, luggage, handbags, and accessories industries, on a design project for their Portfolio class. The assignment was to design a set of prints for cotton fabrics to promote breast cancer awareness and it was an amazing opportunity for the students to get real world professional experience. Read More