{"id":26410,"date":"2022-04-28T09:11:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=26410"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:06:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:06:14","slug":"shyann-setzer-19-designing-whats-next-in-home-textiles-from-her-hometown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/shyann-setzer-19-designing-whats-next-in-home-textiles-from-her-hometown\/","title":{"rendered":"Shyann Setzer \u201819: Designing What\u2019s Next in Home Textiles from Her Hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
By Sarah Stone<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though she grew up in the Furniture Capital of The World, Shyann Setzer didn\u2019t see herself entering that industry when she was admitted to the fashion and textile design<\/a> (FTD) program at the Wilson College of Textiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBack in high school, I concentrated more on pottery, photography and other fine arts, so I thought I wanted to be in fashion design,\u201d the Hickory, North Carolina, native says. \u201cBut when I interviewed with my FTD professors they said, \u2018Actually, based on your sketchbook you would probably be a better fit for our textile design concentration.\u2019 They were completely right because I definitely didn’t enjoy draping and pattern making.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, the textile design alumna spent most of her time in college planning to work in the apparel industry until an internship with Valdese Weavers changed her mind. That led to a job offer for the 2019 graduate, who now serves as an associate designer. Now, Setzer creates home textiles for leading international brands like Crate & Barrel and Pottery Barn just half an hour from the small town where her dreams of working in design began. <\/p>\n\n\n\n