👟🔸LEVEL 5: LOCATING MODULE🔸👟
Ending the Locating module on a high ☄️✨ Yesterday, we welcomed @charlottealee Design Manager at New Balance and creator behind some of the brands most iconic silhouettes.
Charlotte delivered an inspiring talk exploring the New Balance design process; from research and storytelling to sketching, VR, sampling, communication and marketing. This was followed by tutorials with our students, offering expert perspective and guidance as they refine their work ahead of this Friday’s deadline ❗️
A massive thank you to Charlotte for such an inspiring and generous contribution, an incredible way to round off the module 🙌✨
👟🔹 LEVEL 5: LOCATING MODULE UPDATE 🔹👟
Last week, we were delighted to welcome back Vinnie Tao, founder of @sneakerpharm Manchester’s first shoe care boutique and curated retail destination ✨
Earlier in the module, Vinnie delivered a talk and tutorials that our students loved. He returned to offer thoughtful feedback and guidance on presenting ideas and concepts, just as our Level 5’s approach their final deadline 🎯
A huge thank you to @sneakerpharm for the continued support and inspiration 🙌
🌟 LEVEL 6 PORTFOLIO DAY 🌟
What a week! As part of their Practice module Level 6 students presented their portfolios, sharing their creativity and hard work while receiving insightful feedback from industry professionals.
An exciting chance to refine ideas and presentation skills, build confidence and make those all important industry connections. Thank you to all our guests for sharing their experience with our students 👏 ✨
Great Visit Day for our Textiles applicants at Manchester School of Art 🎨✨
A day filled with inspiration, creativity and hands- on making. Featuring a talk, tour and workshop led by Clare Calveley and Kate Egan.
Taking inspiration from Bruno Munari’s character drawings, students explored form through playful experimentation; creating bold, colourful textile heads using deadstock fabrics and yarns. Guided by Richard Serra’s action verbs (wrap, cut, squash, fold, gather) ideas were transformed into tactile, expressive pieces.
An exciting glimpse into the creativity and curiosity of our future makers 💫
#ManchesterSchoolOfArt #Textiles #CreativeEducation #StudentWork #MaterialExploration
Recent happenings.. a selection of our Textiles in Practice students selling designs they developed into products at the MMU Spring Fair 🌼🌱
🌟 Well done to our makers and thank you to everyone who popped along on the day to support
👟👠🥾 LEVEL 5 LOCATING MODULE FORMATIVE FEEDBACK 🥾👠👟
Today we were delighted to welcome Lona Jones from the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers to our formative feedback session.
⏰ Three minutes presenting, followed by three minutes of feedback.
✨ With her extensive background in footwear and industry expertise, Lona offered invaluable insights that will challenge and inspire our students in equal measure. Plenty to reflect on and even more to put into practice.
🌀Yesterday we welcomed Nick Tidball, co-founder and Creative Director of @vollebak , to speak with our Level 5 & 6 students. Vollebak use science and technology to create clothes from the future, working with materials originally developed for space, medicine and extreme environments 🌍🧪
Nick’s talk offered insight into innovation, experimentation and future focused design inspiring students across their current modules 🚀🖤
🚀 Level 5 Locating Module Launch 🚀
👩💻 Led by Senior Lecturer Sophia Fenlon
📆 Monday 26th January 2026, CH104
👟FASHION / FORM / FABRICATE 💻
The Locating Module focuses on three MMU Graduate Attributes: Digital, Sustainable and Enterprising.
💻 Digital:
Confidently use digital tools, Artificial Intelligence (Al), and resources for ongoing learning and development.
Develop a digital presence and manage own digital identity, footprint and safety.G
♻️ Sustainable:
Challenge norms, assumptions and values to support sustainable practice.
Use influence and agency to drive forward change for sustainable development.
Foster creative solutions to local and global sustainability challenges.
🌟 Enterprising:
Generate creative insights into real-world opportunities and challenges.
Set aspirational goals with achievable and measurable outcomes. Be agile to adapt to opportunities, risks and failures.
This module will enable students to not only refine their academic, professional and textile fluency, but also to emerge as well-rounded, digitally literate, sustainability-conscious and enterprising individuals.
🚀 Level 4 Unit X Module Launch 🚀
👩💻 Led by Senior Lecturer Rowanna Lacey Ewings
📆 Tuesday 27th January 2026, CH104
We are excited to launch Unit X - Making a Difference! This module will see our Level 4 students collaborating with some very special external industry partners and will have a key focus on sustainability, design circularity and how design decisions can have a positive impact on society and environment! We can’t wait ✨
FUTURE ME WEEK 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣
AVA CAD/CAM Training Certification
AVA CAD/CAM Group Ltd
This week we welcomed back AVA to The Manchester Metropolitan University to deliver the AVA Basic Training Qualification to our L5/6/MA Printed Textiles students.
We were the first HE institution in the UK to set up this training certification four years ago, which has now influenced other institutions within the sector.
This work integrated learning gives our students the opportunity to:
💫Gain skills and experience in a specialist design and colour software which is recognised in the decorative printing industry
💫Learn in person by an AVA qualified trainer
💫Become competent as a printed textile designer
💫Discover the job roles in industry which use this software
💫Earn 60 RISE points which can be recognised within their degree transcript, as well as gain an industry recognised certification which makes them more employable
Thank you to Meabh Leaney for delivering the training in such a supportive manner 🥰
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🎄 TIP FESTIVE FRENZY 🎄
Hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race star & TiP Alumni, Viola @playedbyviola
A fabulous afternoon of festive tunes and creativity!
Awards for… 🥁
✨ Sketchbook of the Semester
✨ Most Joyous Jumper
✨ Most Tree-worthy Trimming
Congratulations to all our winners! 👏
