Luciana Iwamoto is a textile designer who focuses on woven structures. She is interested in the architectural attributes of textiles, as well as its materiality, color, dimensionality and the interaction of light and matter. Her work revolves around seeking a unifying and universal, non-generic thread that unites humanity. By exploring the inherent, ever-expanding and ever-changing qualities of nature, she aims to translate nature’s mysteriousness and transformative aspects in a way that can resonate and be engaging across societal boundaries.
With a background and experience in print design, Luciana earned her BS in apparel design from Londrina State University, her MSc in fashion and textiles from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and her MFA in textiles from RISD. She currently works in NYC as a textile designer for the contract textile market.
Courses
Fall 2023 Courses
TEXT 4820-01 - WOVEN STRUCTURE FOR PATTERN
LevelUndergraduate
UnitTextiles
Subject Textiles
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
TEXT 4820-01
WOVEN STRUCTURE FOR PATTERN
LevelUndergraduate
UnitTextiles
Subject Textiles
PeriodFall 2023
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: F | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Luciana IwamotoLocation(s): College Building, Room 446Enrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Closed
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This elective course is intended for those whose main interest is pattern but who also want to acquire skills to apply this to woven structures. Using both handlooms and dobby looms, students will explore structural possibilities for building patterns in weaving. Material quality, color, and potential end use will be part of the criteria for analyzing work. Exercises in drafting -- both by hand and on the computer -- as a means of understanding woven structures in a three-dimensional way and generating new structures for patterns will be a strong part of this course.
Prerequisite: TEXT 4802 - WEAVING I
Elective
Spring 2024 Courses
TEXT 4806-01 - DOBBY WEAVING AND DESIGN
LevelUndergraduate
UnitTextiles
Subject Textiles
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
TEXT 4806-01
DOBBY WEAVING AND DESIGN
LevelUndergraduate
UnitTextiles
Subject Textiles
PeriodSpring 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: F | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Luciana IwamotoLocation(s): College Building, Room 446Enrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Closed
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course is an investigation of the technical, formal and material potential of multi-harness weave structures on 24-harness dobby looms. Through extensive sampling on the looms, students expand their skills in areas of pattern development, woven structure, color, material and fabric finishing while further developing their design concepts and their visual and material vocabularies. During the second half of the semester, stipulations derived from the intended end use of the fabric as well as production methods become a strong part of the design considerations in the development of fabric collection for an intended application. Exercises in drafting, both by hand and on computer, as a means of understanding woven structure in a three-dimensional way, will be an important part of the course.
