Course General Description

The studio of textile design at the AAAD explores textile design in all its forms, i.e. surface decoration, repeated infinite patterns, solitaire pattern and their use in fashion, apartment decoration, stage design and other types of design. Students of this studio create designs for different textile applications and superficial as well as three-dimensional assignments, in which textile is traditionally used or can be used as an alternative material. The course's current aim is to enhance collaboration between the studio's students and private businesses working with specific modern technologies. The aim of such collaboration is to overcome the school's theoretical boundaries towards the practice with all its aspects - technological specificities, trends, connection to the market, economic aspect, feasibility of the projects, etc.

School General Description

The Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague was founded in 1885. Throughout its existence it has ranked among the best educational institutions in the country. It boasts a number of successful graduates who have gone on to become respected professionals, garnering acclaim beyond the Czech Republic. The school is divided into the departments of architecture, design, fine arts, applied arts, graphic and theory and history of art. Each department is divided into studios according to their specialist area. The studios are all led by leading figures of the Czech art scene. Twice a year the school opens to the public for a presentation of student work, entitled “Artsemestr”. Each year the school organises over 15 exhibitions, half of which are shown abroad. Prague UMPRUM, as one of the only schools of former post-communist countries, is featured in the index of prestigious European and world art schools.