Bag Design and Production Short Course

Course description

If you have thought of starting your own business, this exciting handbag design and production course will offer you an insight into the wonderful world of handbags. Under the expert guidance of your tutor youll be guided through creating a range of bags, with coordinating purses or wallets, from design concept to production.

Once confident in the basics of designing and researching, youll be given a variety of projects to work on involving designing bags for different lifestyles and occasions. Looking at various different case studies youll start to investigate the importance of critical paths as well as how to analyse and interpret future trends. You will start to consider more advanced shapes, styles and construction as well as the importance in matching these to your target audience. To add to your design range youll also produce mood and design boards as well as creating industry specification drawings to help communicate your collection effectively.

During this course youll be guided on fabric selection, trims and fixtures.. Youll also discuss the importance of branding and how best to brand your collection.

The course will be supported with lectures and discussions and there will be opportunity for peer presentations and group feedback. Each course will include a guest lecturer who is expert at a different aspect of the business. Details will be confirmed prior to each course

This is a handbag design course, and does not involve bag making.

Level:

Beginners. You should have an interest in the subject area and a desire to learn but no previous experience is required. This course covers all content included in Introduction to Handbag Design alongside more advanced techniques.

Clear, easy to understand lessons:

• Our tutors will explain things in easy to understand, accessible English. If they need to use any special terminology they will make sure they explain what they mean.
• New methods will be shown to students through live demonstrations, in a way thats crystal clear and easy to understand.

Experience life on campus

• Network and share ideas with students from across the globe
• Access the technology and materials relevant to your discipline
• Shop in our college shops for any materials you might need
• Ask questions of your tutor in real time
• Receive feedback and critique on your assignments
• Experience the many sights of London on your down time

A certificate of completion:

• You've put the work in so we want to make sure you have something to show for it!
• As long as you attend a minimum of 80% of your classes, we will provide you with a certificate of attendance.
• We always recommend you attend all of the classes so that you get the most out of the experience!
• Certificates are great to compliment your cv.

Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and older.