Summary

Artistic students, when entering their classrooms, all share the same thoughts pertaining to the interior design of the class. First, that many classrooms aren't designed for the way students need to learn and teachers want to teach. Secondly, that it's a square boring space where teachers and students spend much of their lives between September and June. And finally, the fact that many classrooms of today don't have very many fashionable aspects included. I plan is to take this stereotypical art room and redesign it into a state-of-the-art "Fashion Room".

My remodeled classroom is sure to grasp & engage any artistic student with the relevance and purpose that fashion serves in today's society. According, to weekly articles from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, (SAIC), fashion designing & merchandising is in demand. So, whether one's fascination is with sketching, designing or just garment selecting, my re-imagined 'art room' will enthrall every student with tasteful inspiration. My "Fashion Room" will embody & epitomize everything known to the fashion world; it will illustrate timeless styles, textiles and the latest trends.

Teachers as well as students will benefit from this creative collaborative space.
It’s no secret that all students learn differently and come from a variety of interdisciplinary backgrounds. My plan is to construct a physical space, which will be used to encourage new ways of thinking, synthesizing information, working amongst peers and engaging with the fashion world beyond the classroom's four walls. My new creative space will make it possible for students and teachers to embrace a new reality of learning; it will demonstrate familiar aspects of a standard class, while implementing the same academic and previously known rigorous curriculum.

My inspiration mainly comes from The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan New York City. It has a close connection with the fashion industry as well as their accredited Fred P. Pomerantz Arts and Design Centers. These facilities offer design studies such as black and white photography darkrooms, life sketching, painting and model making stations. The institution also houses The Shirley Goodman Resource Center which houses the Library\Media Services, with references for history, sociology, technology, art and literature. These are all key subjects and activities that could be taught in my fashion classroom. This redesigned art room will be organized and constructed with portable furniture, sewing machines, accessories stations and fabric library's.

In conclusion, many schools and institutions can start implementing this fashion class by gradually increasing 'art' grants; as well as moreover considering the most efficient effective way to expose all students to a new way of acquiring knowledge and experiencing skills in the arts. My re-imagined Fashion Room will be fully equipped for every learning type and designed for the way students need to learn and teachers desire to teach. The incorporation of this fashion class is imperative and indispensable.

Phoebe Booker