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William Walton

Senior Lecturer

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Bio

Senior Lecturer Accessory Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1998); Education: BFA, The Theatre School at Depaul (1984); BFA, International Academy of Merchandising and Design (1986); Designer/CEO: PriceWaltonCoutureLab; Chair: DesignArts, National YoungArts Foundation, Miami; USA Brand Ambassador: Daelmans Stroopwafels, NL; Exhibitions: Chicago History Museum, HydePark Art Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; Awards: Marshall Field's Distinction in Design(2001), FashioNEXT(2010), Fashion Group International(2006), SAICDesignNexus Team-Teaching(2013); Media: Chicago Tribune, Sun-Times, Chicago Social, Coeval Magazine, Family Circle, TrilliumTV, BigTeethProductions, "Check,Please!" WTTW Chicago, MasterChef USA, FOXTV.

Personal Statement

Tommy Walton's work is dedicated to exploring the boundaries and intersections of Fashion Design, Brand Identity, and Culinary Art, with a focus on providing the ultimate interdisciplinary artistic experience outside of the parameters of design tradition. Tommy endeavors to deliver a multi-faceted approach to learning via his special brand of "Edu-tainment".

Courses

Title Department Catalog Term

Description

In this workshop, students create various accessories from original ideas. This program is divided into projects such as the design and construction of embellished evening bags, summer totes, gloves, costume jewelry, and millinery. Emphasis is placed on references to history of individual accessories and developing collections of illustrations in color.

Class Number

1400

Credits

3

Description

In this workshop, students create various accessories from original ideas. This program is divided into projects such as the design and construction of embellished evening bags, summer totes, gloves, costume jewelry, and millinery. Emphasis is placed on references to history of individual accessories and developing collections of illustrations in color.

Class Number

1363

Credits

3