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LCI Barcelona to honour Paris fashion museum director with Felicidad Duce prize

LCI Barcelona’s fashion school Felicidad Duce will be honouring Miren Arzalluz, art historian, curator and currently the director of Palais Galliera, the fashion museum of the city of Paris, as per a press release sent out by the school. Arzalluz will receive the Felicidad Duce prize on February 2, 2024. The Barcelona design school is...

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Former IED Spain CEO joins LCI Education as new head of Europe

The Canada-based global education network group LCI Education has announced the appointment of Alessandro Manetti, who was CEO of IED Group for Spain up until a few months ago, as its new head of Europe. LCI Barcelona announced the news in a press release. Alessandro Manetti is an Italian professional that has been active in the field of...

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LCI Barcelona graduating class 2023 presents collections

The students of the graduating class in fashion design at educational institution LCI Barcelona in Spain presented their final collections at the beginning of July. The graduation show took place at LCI Barcelona’s new campus. LCI Barcelona’s graduating students presented a total of 43 fashion collections on the improvised runway located on the...

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LCI Barcelona celebrates student and alumni work with Christmas market

Last week, design school LCI Barcelona held a Christmas market. The event gave students, alumni and even the institution’s educators an opportunity to showcase their designs to the general public. The Christmas market or mercado navideño, was held at LCI Barcelona’s headquarters, the Balmes 209 campus in the Catalonian city. The event was free...

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LCI Barcelona adapts to the metaverse

LCI Barcelona has adapted to the metaverse, an integrated network of 3D virtual worlds, by specialising in areas of innovation and technology to create more design and development bachelor and master degrees. As the metaverse develops, virtual reality (VR) games are increasingly being implemented in new products. This sector is expected to...

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Students showcase designs in LCI Barcelona graduation fashion show 2022

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...

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LCI Barcelona to promote visual arts with new school newspaper

LCI Barcelona will promote the creation of a school newspaper by awarding a grant of 2,500 euros to a Catalan educational institution in order to encourage young people to get involved in the visual arts. The grant is a collaboration between LCI Barcelona and the Revista Escolar Digital (RED) project, which aims to encourage critical thinking in...

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Director Natàlia Herèdia to discuss technological advances at Barcelona Design Week

Natàlia Herèdia, director of the Master in Interaction Design and Immersive Experiences at LCI Barcelona, will discuss technological advances in the digital world at Barcelona Design Week, an event celebrating creativity, design and innovation. Herèdia and LCI Barcelona will address five future trends to look out for regarding digital...

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A conversation with the Spanish semi-finalists of the Redress Design Award 2022

At the end of April, the names of the three emerging designers who were going through to the semifinal of the international Redress Design award for sustainability were announced. Maria Pons Porta and Micaela Clubourg from Barcelona, together with Drina Marco, based in Madrid, represented Spain in this second round of the competition. They...

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LCI Barcelona invests 35 million euros in new campus

LCI Barcelona has invested 35 million euros into its new design and visual arts campus in the 22@ district in Poblenou, Barcelona. The new 11,000 m2 campus will hold around 2,000 students. It will have new facilities including the latest technologies for training in animation, fashion, graphic design, interior design, photography, product and...

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LCI Barcelona announces initiatives to support Ukraine

LCI Barcelona, school of design and visual arts, has announced three initiatives to support Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The LCI education network has collaborated with the Red Cross charity to create a platform for the LCI community where staff and faculty members are encouraged to donate, and the school is committed to match the...

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LCI Barcelona collaborates with ESTAE to present a fashion show

The Higher School of Performing Arts Techniques (ESTAE) of the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona collaborated with the Higher Artistic Education in Fashion Design of LCI Barcelona School of Design and Visual Arts to present a fashion show on 3 March at the Teatre Alegria in Barcelona. ESTAE’s second-year machinery, scene and sound students...