Design Consultancy in Clothing and Textile

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. describe the types of clients and consultant relationship with clients; 2. grow small/medium enterprises; and 3. develop business plan and be able to develop effective financial plan for a clothing and textile business.

Types of clients and their needs. The designer consultant relationship. Case studies in solving design problems in the areas of textiles, clothing, housing and furnishings, and presentation of design solutions. X-ray of design consultancy, designing and project design and general qualities of a designer would be examined. The course will also address human resource management, product design and process selection. Growing small and medium enterprises, developing and components of business plan, entrepreneurship, competition and business, effective budgeting and financial planning for a clothing and textile business would be fully explained.