Get hands-on experience with industry-standard technology including a digital textile printer and LECTRA systems - an industry-based computer-aided design and merchandising work station.
3D Body Scanning Lab
The body scanner utilizes infrared depth sensors to extract and record over 600 data points on the human body. Automatic extracted measurements convert to 3-D body landmarks including lengths, surface areas, volumes and equal division circumferences at any specified spacing in all body segments.
Kathryn Ericksen Lohr
Merchandising Research & Business Development Laboratory
Integral “smart” meeting/seminar room with teleconferencing capability, and graphtec plotter/cutter installed in the product development workroom.
Mary Mitchell
Fashion Studio
The Mary Mitchell Fashion Studio in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design is dedicated to a fashion illustrator that celebrated designer Oscar de la Renta described as "a true artist, elegant and masterful."
Historic Textile and Costume Collections
Holdings represent 19th and 20th century dress, with emphasis on 20th century American designers. Textile and ethnic dress collection includes items from India, China, Japan, the Middle East and Africa.
Splinter Laboratory
Complete custom built wet spinning line and a 30 gallon tumbler to produce protein and cellulose fibers. Includes a laboratory-scale mixing extruder that can be used to produce melt spun fibers, and more.
Robert Hillestad Gallery
Named after an internationally renowned fiber artist, this gallery is specifically designed for the exhibition of textile arts and apparel. Throughout the year, a number of exhibits-from arts to apparel-are on display for students and the public.
