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Webinar on ‘Expressions of Textile Art’ held at FDDI, Chhindwara campus

On 2nd February 2022, a webinar on ‘Expressions of Textile Art’ was held at Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), Chhindwara campus.

The webinar shed light on the various trends in textile embellishment techniques and its usage in industry.

Ms. Priya Poonia was the resource person of the webinar which was organized by the FDDI School of Fashion Design (FSFD).

Ms. Priya has done her Master in Applied Design & Art from Curtin University, Perth, Australia and Textile Design graduate from National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kangra. She has worked with leading international designer Krishna Mehta and has been recognized as Textile artist for her experimentation and techniques with textile embellishment.

During the webinar, Ms. Priya emphasized on the importance of developing an observing eye for the young designer so that they can have many different and innovative design inspirations in their work.

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She also explained that one needs to be aware of what makes their culture unique which is a distinctive advantage and to try and foster this uniqueness within their textile art.

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The webinar was attended by was attended by students of FDDI from various department and campuses and other institute along with many academic team member, the event was watched by many on Facebook Live.