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Schools

Swedish School of Textiles

Swedish School of Textiles

The Swedish School of Textiles began as a weaving school in the mid 19th century, and has since developed into a multidisciplinary research institute. The school maintains an extensive network of contacts internationally.
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Beckmans College of Design

Beckmans College of Design

A college with passionate ambition and a strong connection to the fashion scene. The creative atmosphere of the college might seem a bit bohemic, but underneath you find fervent ambitions and strong connections to the fashion scene.
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Central Saint Martins

Central Saint Martins

Central Saint Martins is a legendary school, and there are more than a few urban legends about the school's history. Central Saint Martins has become one of the largest providers of arts and design education in the world, and has several successful former students.
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London College of Fashion

London College of Fashion

Founded in 1906 London College of Fashion’s work centers on the development of ideas: its staff and students use fashion alongside historical and cultural practices to challenge social, political and ethical agendas.
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University of Brighton

University of Brighton

The school is known for its design philosophy and strong links with the fashion industry. The school is recognized as one of the UK’s top universities in preparing students for work in the demanding fashion industry.
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Kingston University

Kingston University

Kingston's innovative edge encourages designers to question the role of the fashion designer and the human body in the 21st century. Specialist areas include womenswear, menswear, knitwear and wearable technologies.
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Pforzheim University

Pforzheim University

The school places great importance on its unique tradition, which combines traditional fine arts training with innovative and cutting edge design instruction as well as broad-based theoretical studies.
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UDK

UDK

Universität der Künste Berlin, or the Berlin University of Arts, was founded over 300 years ago. The school is one of the biggest, most diversified and traditional universities of the arts in Germany and the world.
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Weißensee Kunsthochschule

Weißensee Kunsthochschule

Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee is an Art University with a strong Bauhaus tradition. Alumni from the Department of Fashion Design have been amongst the winners of many prestigious design awards and the school is an avant-garde talent factory.
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AMFI

AMFI

AMFI has a Reality School concept and develops real-life initiatives such as Individuals, an own brand which sells in key retailers in the Netherlands, ByAmfi, a statement store in Amsterdam and a yearly magazine that is sold in 20 countries worldwide.
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ArtEZ

ArtEZ

At ArtEZ Fashion Design, a team of around twenty professionals teach more than 125 national and international students. Along with their educational commitments most of the teachers also pursue a careers in the fashion industry.
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La Cambre

La Cambre

The Ecole nationale supérieure des arts visuels of La Cambre is a Brussels-based School of Art and Design that offers a wide array of educational programs. It is one of Europe’s leading schools for architecture, design and fashion.
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Artesis

Artesis

TThe Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. The training provided by the fashion department stimulates innovation, and the schools philosophy is that clothing reflects society or, adversely, questions it.
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DKDS

DKDS

The School of Drawing and Art Industry was founded in 1875 by the Danish Women’s Society. Today The School of Design is a modern, business-oriented design school where new partnerships, ambitious visions and new technologies go hand in hand.
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Designskolen Kolding

Designskolen Kolding

Kolding School of Design is a university located in eastern Jutland, Denmark. While philosophy, art history and ethics are taught as part of the school’s curriculum, the school’s education is for the most part oriented towards craft and conceptual work.
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IFM

IFM

The IFM enables students to follow high-level professionalizing programs in both management and design. It´s supported by some of the largest fashion brands like Yves Saint Laurent.
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Ecole Couture Parisienne

Ecole Couture Parisienne

The School of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne was founded in 1927. Over the years students like Issey Miyake, Karl Lagerfeld and Lars Nilsson trained here.
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Istituto Marangoni

Istituto Marangoni

The Institute has grown along with the growth of Italian fashion, constantly updating its formation programmes. Nowadays Istituto Marangoni, with headquarters in Milan, Paris and London, enables students to learn fashion where the greatest designers work.
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Polimoda

Polimoda

Polimoda International Institute of Fashion Design & Marketing is an Italian centre of excellence, recognised worldwide for its high quality, fashion-oriented didactic programs.
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