Fashion

The Fashion Lab consists of several spaces dedicated to knitwear and tailoring. The Lab is fully equipped with a selection of industrial sewing machines of different functions and types, mannequins, tables for drawing, cutting and fabric handling, manual and electronic knitting machines, linking and embroidery machines. Through the experience of the technicians and the contribution of the professors, the equipment and tools available allow students to work with fabrics, yarns, leathers and innovative materials, and to experiment with different processing and pattern-making practices. The Fashion Lab is an important creative hotbed where future designers learn to master craft and industrial techniques giving substance to their creativity, while companies find valuable help for their research and experimentation.

Equipment and workstations

The Fashion Lab provides the necessary equipment to make tailoring and knitting products:

Tailoring

Workstations, basic patterns and related cloth patterns, mannequins
Standard linear machines and overlock machines (1 needle - 2 needles), thermo-adhesive press, ironing equipment, button attachment presses
Heavy duty machines, zig zag machines, three step zig zag, chain, overlocker with ram, collaring, edging, reverse cylindrical (top and bottom cover), button hole/eyelet maker, embroidery machine, digitizer, cutting machines (small/medium format)

Knitwear

Workstations, mannequins, basic paper patterns and related fabric patterns
Manual straight-line knitting machines, bobbin winders, linking machines and ironing equipment with steamer top
Shima Seiki electronic machines and PC workstation with related programming software

Teaching and business services

Design and creation of architectural and urban planning models
Design and creation of models and prototypes
Design, consultancy and execution of works of art, sculptures and art installations
Product development consultancy
Workshops and specialised courses

The Fashion Lab offers students of the School, researchers and professors of the Department the opportunity to book through the Affluences App:

LABORATORIES - Book a Laboratory Workstation

TAILORING
KNITWEAR

SERVICES - Booking

MATERIALS (the access to the textile library)
TRAINING (basic tailoring training)
CONSULTANCY

Access to the Laboratory is subject to passing the Safety Course for Access to the Department of Design's Laboratories available in the Online Services in the Data/Safety Courses section.