Textile Product Analysis

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Extended Writing I've been assigned with a task to design a textile product based on the colours, patterns and essence associated with Africa. I am very mundane with African patterns and colours as I have an African background. This is Design Task 4. As African culture has a lot of varied bright and vibrant colours, they will definitely be incorporated in my product. For my product, I am deciding on making either a delicate furnishing product that would be sufficient for a broad age demographic or I’d focus on making a unisex accessory for an older age bracket which would be suitable for decorative home furnishings. One possible product I could make is a cushion. Cushions specifically contain many repetitive designs are in fashion and can be imitated and entwined with African patterns. Other possible products include throws and quilts, wall hangings and bags. These factors will influence my design because it will effect the colours and factors I use in my product. For example, I could decide to use what I found out by making a patchwork quilt with a range of vivid, intense colours. Furthermore, this will illustrate to me what type of product I should make if I want my product to be sold well. Different types of research are available to explore what the market wants at the moment, what already exists and what components I could add to my product. To ensure my product is appealing and will sell well to my target market I would have to do a lot of research like stock analysis, questionnaires and surveys to enquire what features and colours consumers want. Also, by contacting designers it will enhance my product with their expertise and experience in the textile industry. But to make my product obtainable overall there will be a use of sustainable and durable fabrics and I pledge to make my product inexpensive. Using the internet to find out what

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