Meet Me at the Market
Read about NC State College of Textiles students Shyann Warren (FTD ‘19) and Jessica Worley (FTM ‘19), who interned this fall at the High Point Market -- often called Fashion Week for home furnishings.
Stories From Oct 2018
Five Questions with Dr. Bryan Ormond
Get to know Dr. Bryan Ormond, a double alumnus who has recently joined the College of Textiles as an assistant professor in the area of textile and protective clothing chemistry for the Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (TECS).
Five Questions with Dr. Kavita Mathur
Meet College of Textiles alumna Dr. Kavita Mathur, who joined the department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management as associate professor this August.
Textiles Researchers Develop a Fitting Solution to Determine Accurate Size
Researchers at the College of Textiles at NC State University have developed a solution to the waste and cost of clothing returns: Prime Fit, a proprietary mobile app and garment system that would offer an inexpensive way for consumers to obtain accurate body measurements in the privacy of their own home .
Byoungho Jin Named Albert Myers Distinguished Professor in Textile Economics and Management
Dr. Byoungho “Ellie” Jin has been named the Albert Myers Distinguished Professor in Textile Economics and Management, in the Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, effective Aug. 16, 2018.
TE Graduate Reflects on TEK-TILES Fellowship
“This past summer has made me realize that I want to be a part of the smart textile world; watching it grow and helping it progress to the next level would be an amazing opportunity and I am excited to turn this realization into a reality,” said recent Textile Engineering graduate Courtney Lee ‘18, who spent the summer in New York City at the Brooklyn Fashion and Design Accelerator (BF+DA) as a research fellow with the TEK-TILES program.
FTD Program Schooling Tomorrow’s Designers
In the Fashion and Textile Design (FTD) program at NC State’s College of Textiles, creative expression meets function and cutting-edge technology in an interdisciplinary environment. The intentionally intimate program (32-student maximum enrollment) is in its sixth year and has fully hit its stride, with graduates going on to careers with international companies, launching their own lines and even showing their designs at New York Fashion Week.
Two Textiles Students Will Compete Oct. 30 in Three Minute Thesis
Ten graduate student finalists representing four NC State colleges will compete in the Graduate School’s fourth annual Three Minute Thesis on Oct. 30. Two of those students are from the College of Textiles.