MA Textile Design at Chelsea College of Arts is underpinned by sustainable and responsible approaches to design. MA Textile Design encourages transformative, multi-disciplinary and collaborative approaches to design. Socially responsible, culturally inclusive design thinking and sustainable creative exploration are core values that underpin the course. The course encourages you to take a conceptual and speculative approach. You’ll build on your existing creative practice and skills redefining these within the context of your future career ambitions. You’ll be encouraged to explore current fields of research and situate your practice in relation to them, for example: Material and product lifecycles including circular design systems Climate justice and the environmental impacts of materials and sourcing Production and use of materials and products Material and production innovations Patterns of consumption and behavioural change Social and racial justice, including ethical labour and associated societal effects Community engagement and environmental issues The designer as activist.15 months (full time)