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Colorifix and Central Saint Martins team up on microbial printing PhD project

UK biotechnology company Colorifix and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (CSM) at the University of the Arts London (UAL), have joined forces on a new PhD research project with the aim to accelerate the transition to microbial colour printing in the textile industry. Carole Collet, a professor connected to the university where she...

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Video: Central Saint Martins FW23

In this video you can see the FW23 collection by Central Saint Martins graduates, class of 2023, presented during London Fashion Week. Video: À la mode via Youtube

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Central Saint Martins class of 2023 presents designs at LFW

On Monday, February 20, twenty fashion master students from the graduating class of 2023 at Central Saint Martins (CSM), UAL, had the opportunity to present their creations on the London Fashion Week catwalk. The designs were the result of months of research, design and fabrication under the guidance of Fabio Piras, course director of the...

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Missoma and Central Saint Martins join forces to tackle jewellery waste

London-based jewellery brand Missoma and art school Central Saint Martins are partnering to repurpose and break down deadstock jewellery and waste metals, upcycling them into new designs. Missoma said the initiative, called The Deadstock Project, was launched to support its fashion circularity ambition, with more projects to extend product...

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H&M launches Sustainable Fashion and Journalism Awards with CSM

H&M’s UK division has launched its new annual Sustainable Fashion and Journalism Awards with the goal of supporting designers and fashion journalists in accelerating the shift to circular fashion. Four winners of the inaugural scholarships will each receive a grant to support their collections and degree projects, as well as further networking...

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Lenovo and Stella McCartney partner on design competition for Central Saint Martins

Technology brand Lenovo has announced it has partnered with Stella McCartney on a sustainable design competition for students of Central Saint Martins. A total of 38 students from the university’s MA Design course will be taking part in the initiative that will see them undergo an eight-week live brief asking them to create a sustainable...

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LVMH, Fendi links with research labs to develop new biomaterials

LVMH has announced its Fendi brand will be teaming up with Imperial College London and Central Saint Martins, UAL, in a strategic partnership that will utilise academic research for the production of bio-textiles. Keratin will be at the focus of the two-year collaborative study, with the goal of developing a new fibre capable of mimicking luxury...

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BFC names recipients of its 2021/2022 BFC Foundation MA scholarships

The British Fashion Council has named six recipients of its 2021/2022 BFC Foundation MA Scholarship schemes to students all from Central Saint Martins. The MA Scholarship 2021/2022 recipients have been named Ifeanyi Okwuadi, Latifa Neyazi and Jacob Yakubu Stapleton, all from Central Saint Martins. The scholarship will help towards course tuition...

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Want to show at LFW? These are the universities to attend

Ever wonder which universities have the highest rankings when it comes to London Fashion Week designers? New data conducted by Student Beans, Student Beans, the leading student loyalty network, has unveiled the top eight fashion institutions to attend as an aspiring designer. Analysing over 175 brands who show collections at LFW, Central Saint...

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Levi’s collaborates with Central Saint Martins students on limited edition collections

Denim fashion house Levi’s has partnered with three Central Saint Martins students on a set of limited edition collections. The three students, Charlie Constantinou, Juntae Kim and Pip Paz-Howlett, were chosen to work in a collaboration with the brand, to customise and reimagine a range of dead stock pieces to create a capsule collection in...

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Is this modern fashion's most influential illustrator?

Howard Tangye’s decisive line and rich layers of chalk, watercolor and pastel form the foundation upon which contemporary fashion illustration rests, yet he insists he is not a fashion illustrator. His former students, which have included designers John Galliano, Stella McCartney, Hussein Chalayan, Zac Posen, Christopher Kane, speak reverently...

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Burberry to support the next generation of creative leaders

Burberry has expanded its creative arts scholarships, to support underrepresented students. The new scholarships include: Central Saint Martins in London (fashion design, textile design, jewellery design, fashion communication and graphic communication), Institut Français de la Mode in Paris (fashion design) and The New School’s Parsons School...