SAS 3D Digital Fashion Design: The New Real, Basel Academy of Art and Design

Develop advanced knowledge of digital fashion and 3D workflows, and understanding of their role in contemporary design practice. Apply technical and experimental methods in garment creation and simulation. Make informed design judgments integrating sustainability craftsmanship and innovation. Communicate concepts clearly within digital fashion contexts. Strengthen learning skills for independent, future-oriented practice in evolving professional environments.

Structured as an intensive, practice-based programme combining short inputs, guided exercises, and open-ended design challenges. Participants explore digital garment creation, simulation, and technical workflows through software tools (CLO3D). The programme integrates experimentation, iteration, and critical reflection, supported by peer exchange and feedback. Focus areas include sustainable design thinking, digital prototyping, materiality, visualisation and communication within contemporary fashion practice.

Ineke Siersema From Real to Virtual - Shaping Sustainable Futures Educator, Designer, Innovator 3D Digital Fashion Design, MA in Arts Education. lecturer Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Background Textiles, Costume, Electronic design. Initiates 3D technology projects & virtual prototyping in fashion education since 2007. Bridging design, art, research and technology through teaching, projects as THE NEW REAL (AMFI & UMPRUM) and EU research projects *TRANSITIONS. As a CLO3d / Adobe specialist, she offers international lectures, training, and consultancy in virtual fashion innovation.

Žil J Kůrka Visual Artist | Fashion Researcher | Digital Design Specialist. Her research focus is on investigating the convergencies of traditional crafts and digital garment technologies, postcolonial materiality in digital fashion infrastructure and zero-waste methodologies in hybrid (physical-digital) fashion systems. Her practice-led research develops experimental fashion works for audiovisual media. She has specialised in 3D fashion prototyping for over 10 years.

If possible we like to ask 2 guest lectures , about 1 hour each and online:
-Anita Michaluszko (Augmented Weaving) will cover material creation
-Martina Ponzoni (d’archive) will dive into restoring historical outfits and creating digital twins for gallery environments.
-Kim v.d. Brüle will share insights on production tech and new workflows.

The continuing education programs are primarily aimed at individuals with an academic degree from a recognized university and relevant professional experience after graduation.Individuals with equivalent qualifications will be admitted if their eligibility for participation is demonstrated by other evidence.

For further questions, please contact the Continuing Education Department, Ralf Michel