Student Profile

Hafsa Akter
MFA Design, UC Davis

B.Sc., in Fashion Design and Technology from BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Hafsa is an M.F.A. in Design student at the University of California, Davis. Her interest is in fashion design. She worked on sustainable design to create zero-waste patterns, upcycling garments, and exploring ethnic clothing to design contemporary fashion.

In her M.F.A thesis, she is planning to expand her research on functional apparel and 3D printing.

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Exhibition

Woven Air: Dhakai Jamdani Textile from Bangladesh
October 3 – December 11, 2022

Hafsa Akter

“Woven Air: Dhakai Jamdani Textile From Bangladesh,” is an exhibition of traditional Bangladeshi textiles noted for a weaving technique that creates surface decorations.

This exhibition features fine-count Jamdani, the ornate textile that has experienced a revival in Bangladesh. Jamdani artisans employ the same weaving techniques of two different thread densities, with the denser wrap thread inlaid with the fine warp thread to create tactile motifs and designs that are primarily flowers.