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Fashion & Textiles Institute

We’ll give you the chance to work on live, industry-sponsored projects with companies like Adidas, Ryan Roche (New York), Liberty Art Fabrics and Nowness. You’ll develop your own creative practice, utilising state-of-the-art technologies alongside long-established traditional techniques and processes.

You’ll work with staff offering extensive expertise in design, innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability and marketing. Housed in a modern open plan building replicating working industry life, our five courses collaborate across disciplines, and pioneer a future-driven design community.

Courses

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Textile Design BA(Hons)

On our textile design course, you’ll be part of a vibrant, supportive community of multidisciplinary textile designers and makers. You’ll discover...

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Sportswear Design BA(Hons)

Be a part of this exciting, future-focused degree and graduate with excellent career prospects and industry connections. On this course, you’ll apply...

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Fashion Styling & Art Direction BA(Hons)

Influence the future of fashion as you take on the world of fashion styling.
 Underpinned by a progressive foundation of sustainability and ethical...

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Fashion Photography BA(Hons)

Develop your unique artistic voice and springboard into the industry as an innovative fashion photographer. You’ll become a networked fashion image-...

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Fashion Marketing BA(Hons)

Become part of the exciting and ever-evolving world of fashion marketing. This CIM-accredited course balances real-world industry experience with...

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Fashion Design BA(Hons)

Create original, responsible and inspiring fashion, making your unique footprint on the industry. On this innovative fashion design course, you’ll ...

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Costume Design for Film & Television BA(Hons)

On this dynamic course, you’ll cultivate the practical, creative and theoretical skills needed to enter the exciting world of screen-based costume...

"As a former Falmouth student myself, I know first-hand that the course develops core skills such as pattern cutting and construction, as well as more technical and unique abilities. These are all skills which are successfully displayed by our Falmouth interns. Above all, their positive attitude and passion sets them apart and leads them to make the most of every opportunity."

Didar Ekmekci
BA(Hons) Fashion Design graduate and Head Studio Assistant, Markus Lupfer 

Fashion & Textiles facilities

Transform concepts into commercial realities with our professional equipment and facilities. 

News

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Graduate Delivers Colourful Workshop for Textiles Students

12 January 2021
Textile Design graduate, Poppy Purchase returned to Falmouth to offer current students expert...
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Textiles Lecturer Highly Commended at Wildlife Artist of the Year

12 January 2021
Associate Lecturer on Textile Design, Fiona Sperryn was awarded Highly Commended at the Wildlife...
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Falmouth University Director Honoured

11 August 2020
Tracy Pritchard, Director of Falmouth University’s Fashion and Textiles Institute, has been named...
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Students selected by British Fashion Council

11 June 2020
Fashion and Textile Institute students’ final year portfolios will feature in the British Fashion...
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Fashion Photography Students’ Winning Interview

22 May 2020
3rd Year Fashion Photographer, Georgina Abreu won the EyeEm International Women's Day 2020 mission...
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Falmouth University staff supporting the NHS

1 May 2020
Falmouth University’s Fashion and Textiles Institute is supporting our NHS workers during the COVID...
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Fashion Marketing in the Circular Economy

24 April 2020
Fashion marketing student Ellie Graham has been accepted to join the Ellen MacArthur Circular...
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Futuristic Digital Fashion

13 March 2020
Fashion & Textiles Institute Senior Technician, Adam Allen-Foord, was approached by MW Magazine to...
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Fashion Photography ‘Doing it for Real’

20 February 2020
Fashion Photography staff are helping their students to 'do it for real' by using live briefs and...
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From Intern to Exec - a Year at Harvey Nichols

17 January 2020
When Fashion Marketing student, Phoebe Jones, turned up to a group interview for an internship at...
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Textile Design Student Accepted to the Cordis Prize for Tapestry

10 January 2020
Textile Design Student, Felicity Whittaker, is exhibiting a tapestry at the Tapestry Showcase being...
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Sponsorship for Textile Student

16 December 2019
Third year Textile Design student Georgia Johnson has been awarded Madeira Thread Student...
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Fashion Photographer Shortlisted for Film Award

4 November 2019
Fashion Photography graduate Esmé Moore was a recent finalist at this year's SHOWstudio Fashion...
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Class of 2019 Graduate!

19 July 2019
We've been honouring our 2019 graduates this week (16 – 19 July).Undergraduates and postgraduates...
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Collaboration Explores the Future of Retail

2 July 2019
Fashion Marketing and Interior Design students have joined forces to tackle the 'future of retail'...
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Further Success at New Designers

1 July 2019
Following on from Lauren Henry's win at New Designers last week, Textile Design student Evie...
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New Designer Win for Textile Student

27 June 2019
Textile Design student Lauren Henry has been named as one of the winners at this year's New...
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Sportswear Design Student Lands Dream Job

27 June 2019
When Sportswear Design student Millie Winson graduates next month, she’ll do so with the comforting...
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Textile Design Students Awarded by Bradford Textile Society

10 June 2019
Once again, students from BA(Hons) Textile Design have been dazzling the Bradford Textile Society (...
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Fashion Photography Student Shoots Talent of Tomorrow Campaign

10 June 2019
Nicholas Kristiansen, third-year BA(Hons) Fashion Photography student, has had the experience of a...
Blue and white block colour clothes.
Model wearing white and black jumper and leather jacket, set on red background.
Student working on loom.
Yellow and blue wool on loom.
Display of different coloured pattern samples.
Display of different coloured pattern samples.
Display of fashion samples.
Looms on display.
Photograph of male model in leather jacket.
Model in tweed three piece suit in bright blues, purples and greens.
Catwalk show, model carrying yellow balloons.
Models on catwalk.
Models wearing dark blue shaggy jacket.
Guests looking at fashion exhibition at the summer shows.
Guests looking at fashion exhibition at the summer shows.
Exhibition of fashion photography featuring models on yellow background.
Model wearing flamboyant blue jacket and stingray headpiece.
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