April Chambers
April Chambers is an artist and designer creating textiles for interiors within the residential, commercial and hospitality markets and specializing in wall covering, fabrics and rugs. With a collective 20 years of experience in the trade, she possesses a broad range of aesthetic ability and technical knowledge. She lends a unique perspective within the industry: a designer creating textiles for the interior designer, the jobber and the retailer all at once. Chambers holds a BFA in Textiles from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has been working independently since 2012, allowing her to work for a variety of clients, most recently Schumacher, Patterson Flynn, Champalimaud, Bill Amberg, Dreamscape and Linherr Hollingsworth for Kravet.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
TEXT 480G-01
GRADUATE STUDIO I
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course, a major component in the student's curriculum, is tailored to individual needs. It includes workshops and tutorials intended to strengthen technical skills and design vocabulary in the areas of weaving, knitting and surface design. Additionally, students pursue individual projects under graduate instructors. This semester's emphasis is on enlarging and solidifying the student's background and defining the direction for the work.
This course is a requirement for first-year Graduate Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Textiles
TEXT 4826-01
CAD IN TEXTILES
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Through demonstrations and practice in the department's computer lab, students learn to use NedGraphics software. Assignments help students to incorporate the tools and functions available in this professional software into their own ideas. By the end of the course students will have gained a readiness to integrate computer-aided methods into their design processes in other appropriate courses.
This course is a requirement for Sophomore Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Textiles
TEXT 4826-02
CAD IN TEXTILES
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Through demonstrations and practice in the department's computer lab, students learn to use NedGraphics software. Assignments help students to incorporate the tools and functions available in this professional software into their own ideas. By the end of the course students will have gained a readiness to integrate computer-aided methods into their design processes in other appropriate courses.
This course is a requirement for Sophomore Textiles Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Textiles
Wintersession 2025 Courses
TEXT 4808-101
DESIGN FOR DIGITALLY PRINTED FABRICS
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This intensive course moves from concept to design development and then onto digitally printed fabrics. Students start by creating presentation boards for color, pattern, and application in order to establish direction in their work. With Adobe Photoshop serving as the primary tool, the traditional techniques of drawing, painting, and collage are integrated with new design technology. Class instruction will lead students through the Adobe software in the development of design for extensive experimentation on the Textiles' Mimaki fabric printer. Students will be encouraged to go beyond the boundaries of traditional textile design to meet the possibilities of this exciting technology.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $50.00
Elective