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Training fashion’s next image-makers and brand strategists: IED launches two new BA (Hons) fashion programmes

In fashion, a brand’s influence is shaped as much by the images it synthesizes as by the stories it negotiates. From the visual codes that define a high-fashion collection to the cultural conversations unfolding across digital ecosystems, fashion has evolved into a language of imagery, narrative and strategy. As the industry becomes increasingly...

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Raquel Aldaz wins Fashion Talent Award 2025

The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) Madrid closed this year’s Madrid es Moda with its Fashion Show at Espacio Ventas, where twelve graduates presented their final collections to industry professionals. The Fashion Talent Award 2025 went to designer Raquel Aldaz for Ruido de Fondo (“Background Noise”), a collection exploring the contradictions...

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And, they also teach… Federico Antelo Granero, Visual Artist, Textile Designer and Educator

What happens when the creative process becomes the central focus of design education? Federico Antelo Granero, visual artist, textile designer, and current director of the fashion school at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Madrid, answers this question from his own practice. Trained in Fine Arts and with professional experience in the...

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The school behind Spain’s most promising design voices shines at the Spanish Fashion Academy Awards

The future of Spanish fashion is taking shape inside the classrooms of the Istituto Europeo di Design. This became clear during the second edition of the Spanish Fashion Academy Awards (Premios Academia de la Moda Española), an event organized by the Spanish Fashion Academy Foundation (FAME) in collaboration with RTVE, which honors the most...

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Unveiling the Graduates 2024 collection: Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) Madrid

As the class of 2024 completes their academic journey in becoming fashion professionals, Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) Madrid recently showcased the graduates' final collections with huge success. Stepping into the fashion industry, those collections play a crucial role for graduates to expand their network and share their work. As the...

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IED Madrid celebrates 30th anniversary with new ‘Fashion Talent Award’

On Wednesday evening, IED Madrid held its end-of-year fashion graduation show which coincided with the school’s 30th anniversary. The show was entitled ‘Celebrar el Futuro’, or ‘Celebrating the Future’ and featured a new award for emerging designers. IED Madrid’s first-ever ‘Fashion Talent Award’ was won by designer Jaime Naddaf who presented...

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When the idea becomes reality: academic projects turned into a brand (IED Madrid edition)

Valencia - Studying always involves dreams waiting to be fulfilled. It doesn't matter whether it's a university degree, a master degree or vocational training. They may be more or less realistic, but the last day of class marks the beginning of a student's important new phase in life: entering the professional world. For many students, entering...

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IED Madrid alumna wins Vogue Fashion Fund Spain 2023

The biggest fashion prize awarded in Spain has selected the winner of its 2023 edition. Pepa Salazar was one of the three finalists announced for this year's edition of the award, and has now emerged as the winner of the prize, whose cash prize is worth 100,000 euros. The designer has already said that she intends to use the money to promote the...

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Designer Stefan Sagmeister to give talk at IED Madrid, IED Kunsthal Bilbao

Austrian designer Stefan Sagmeister is to give a talk as part of his Spanish tour 'Beautiful Numbers' at the campus of design and fashion school IED Madrid and IED Kunsthal Bilbao. He will also visit IED Florence, as well as Hondarribia and Malaga on a tour of talks between November 29 and December 3, in which, coinciding with the publication of...

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'Madrid Circular': IED Madrid holds sustainability conference and hackathon

From Wednesday November 15 through Friday November 17, IED Madrid will host Madrid Circular, a conference dedicated to sustainable and circular fashion, which aims to inspire the industry and the fashion world to take action and co-create innovative solutions to improve the fashion of the future. Over the course of three days, the IED Community,...

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Unveiling the Graduates 2023 collection: IED Madrid

As the class of 2023 completes their academic journey in becoming fashion professionals, IED Madrid recently showcased the graduates' final collections with huge success. Stepping into the fashion industry, those collections play a crucial role for graduates to expand their network and share their work. As the international B2B network,...

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IED Madrid educators among finalists of the National Craftsmanship Awards in Spain

IED Madrid educators Aranzazu Rodrigálvarez and Sofía Nieto have been selected as finalists in the Product category of the National Craftsmanship Awards in Spain with their artisanal textile products company Carmen17, as per a news article on IED's Spanish-language website. The National Crafts Awards are organised by Fundesarte, the national...