Articles by Veerle Versteeg
BAJ Birmingham reveals 2022 award winners
14 hours ago - Schools
The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) Birmingham has announced the names of its diploma students that have won awards at the school’s Final Show 2022, hosted at its campus. According to a press release shared by the school, a total of six prizes were awarded in the city. Previously, the BAJ held its Final Show 2022 at the London campus at the...
FIDM introduces fashion certificate course with WWD and Yellowbrick
Aug 4, 2022 - News
The fashion certificate course is an initiative by online education provider Yellowbrick, which has teamed up with California fashion school Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) and B2B fashion news platform Women’s Wear Daily (WWD). The goal is to help young designers expand their creative knowledge, FIDM said in a press...
University of Chester students to launch upcycled charity collection
Aug 2, 2022 - Schools
Fashion Design and Photography students at the University of Chester, UK, are reworking old clothing donated to charity shops into a new, sustainable collection. The new upcycled collection, entitled ‘Make, Mend and Sustain’, created by the university’s Fashion Design students, was captured by photography students from the same institution. The...
British Academy of Jewellery announces award winners at Final Show 2022
Aug 1, 2022 - News
The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has announced the students who have won awards at its Final Show 2022 which took place in London. A total of 11 prizes have been awarded to jewellery diploma students who studied at BAJ’s London campus over the past academic year. The award for the originality of design, entitled Air Award, was awarded to...
Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership develops Climate Code shirts with DressCode
Jul 29, 2022 - News
The University of Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has teamed up with fashion company DressCode to develop Climate Code shirts with the aim to inspire climate action. CISL developed the Climate Code shirt design in collaboration with Andy Boothman from DressCode Shirts and Professor Ed Hawkins from Reading University....
Marbella design academy 2022 graduates present at Fashion Rooms 29
Jul 21, 2022 - News
Recently, four BA in Fashion Design graduates from fashion and design school Marbella Design Academy were invited to showcase their collections at fashion catwalk event Fashion Rooms 29 in Málaga, Spain. Students Femmie Diaz, Elizabeth Mbugua, Rana Ekwass, and Lawreena Jusu presented their graduation collections which are respectively entitled...
LCF student Lucy Yardley wins Ann Summers internship
Jul 18, 2022 - Schools
The bachelor students of the Fashion Contour programme at London College of Fashion (LCF) were assigned an SS23 fashion design project, and student Lucy Yardley was named the winner of the Ann Summers internship. Students had to design a contemporary contour collection aimed at the Genz Z consumer for UK lingerie brand Ann Summers KBX Planet, a...
Students showcase designs in LCI Barcelona graduation fashion show 2022
Jul 12, 2022 - News
Last week, fashion and design school LCI Barcelona hosted its graduate fashion show. The chosen venue was Sala Apolo in Barcelona, a concert hall and nightclub. 61 students from LCI Barcelona showcased their creations with projects related to fantasy and nature. The slogan for this occasion, after two years of having the fashion show virtually...
ESDi students present fashion show at Sabadell airport in Spain
Jun 24, 2022 - Schools
On Sunday, June 19, design school ESDi in Spain turned Sabadell airport, near Barcelona, into a fashion runway. The second-year students of the Bachelor in Fashion Design at ESDi, the design school associated with Ramon Lull University in Barcelona, presented their academic career's first professional fashion show. The fashion show was presented...
Frugi funds Eco-Schools teacher training programme
Jun 17, 2022 - Schools
Sustainable children’s wear brand Frugi has announced that it will fund the online Eco-Coordinator Training Programme, an initiative by the UK environmental initiative Eco-Schools that provides school teachers and nursery staff with free training. Previously, Eco-Schools funded training for more than 500 teachers and staff in the UK who applied...