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Discovering the world of Fashion & Design in the stylish Milan
No plans for the coming summer? NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano, has a lot of ideas for you!
Spend your summer in the inspiring Milano, the cutting edge of creativity.
Milan with its vibrant urban atmosphere and unmistakable creativity make it your next destination if you are looking forward to getting a close look at the world of creativity in Milan, the world capital of Fashion, Design and Communication.
Be part of a team made of young International designers, start creating and developing a project and meet new friends coming from over 40 countries around the world.
What are you waiting for?
NABA joins together students and professionals and integrates the more traditional disciplines with the new technologies and the project-oriented culture of Italian Fashion and Design. This approach derives from continuous experimentation and research of new trends and every summer attracts students and professionals from all over the world.
This summer do not miss the chance to take part in the Introduction to Graphic Design course at NABA from June 29th to July 10th. This course is oriented towards curious newcomers to the field of communication who wish to explore the links between urban communication and graphic design through a mixture of theory and practice to inspire a “totally refreshing view of Milan”.
The final output of this course will be a printed magazine conveying Milan’s character. After completing this course you could join NABA “Photography and the Moving Image Studio” course from July 14th to July 24th and learn how to make a short animation movie through the stop-motion technique. You will be offered the opportunity to express your creativity using flashlights and colour filters and to develop your knowledge of digital photography.
Would you like to have a closer approach to the world of editorial and fashion photography? The “Fashion Photography Studio” course, from July 14th to July 24th, might represent an interesting option for you.
This course will enable you to achieve a good confidence with light, with a digital camera and teach you how to work on different sets, be it a studio set with artificial light or an outdoor location. In addition to this, you will learn how fashion designers, photographers and editors interact with each other.
If you are more interested in discovering the macro-economic scenery of the fashion business in Italy and internationally in order to learn how to anticipate and analyze its changes; to develop, manage and implement an effective company marketing strategy and marketing plan, then the “Introduction to Fashion Marketing” course taking place on NABA campus from June 29th to July 10th, is what you are looking for.
This course can be completed by the “Fashion Merchandising Studio” course – from July 14th to July 24th – in which you will explore the dynamic context and the challenges the fashion industry is facing in the currently increasing global competitive scenery, with a focus on the fashion buying cycle, retail brand marketing in the fashion industry, net fashion, the internationalization of flagship luxury stores and many more interesting topics.
Are you thinking about studying Fashion Design but you don’t know whether this is the right choice? Why don’t you enrol in NABA “Introduction to Fashion Design” course (from June 29th to July 10th)?
Using global influences and trends as a starting point, this course introduces fashion to beginners by showing them how to use a theme to produce and present work that will prepare them for further studies in the fashion field. Art, crafts, culture and lifestyles from different ethnicities worldwide (Africa! India!) will be the ingredients to put together and shake up to create a small collection of coordinated clothes.
Talks will be given during the course on Italy’s fashion system and on art related to the project. Students will also be sent to the best fashion zones in Milan and given lists of places to go and see out of lesson times.
After completing this course you can decide to continue with an exploration of the fundamentals of Luxury Accessory Brand collections in the “Fashion Accessories Design Studio” course from July 14th to July 24th.
The first part of the course is devoted to explore and identify the main European Luxury Accessory Brands: their strategies on the luxury market; the product development in terms of image; the communication strategy; the Italian-specific making methods.
Students will acquire the main basics skills to coordinate and develop a new luxury accessory brand.
During the course students will be introduced to the Italian Luxury Accessory Districts: they will visit handcraft shoe ateliers and the luxury shoe museum in Vigevano, manufacturing companies producing high luxury shoes in Riviera del Brenta, a leather library that is unique in Milan, as well as multi-brand show-rooms in Milan.
The second part of the course is focused on developing a project to create a new Brand of Luxury Accessories. From image design to the final presentation on the market.
Introduction level courses are aimed at whoever wants to start exploring the world of Fashion, Graphics and Design, whereas Studio level and Advanced level courses are meant for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year university students and for professionals who would like to have a refreshing experience in a young international environment. Do not forget that you can attend Introduction + Intermediate level courses and take the 4-week Combined Session!
If you want to take part in our summer courses, don’t loose time and get in touch with us. We are about to close enrolments!
For any further information please have a look at our Summer Programs website:
Any questions? Write to summer@naba.it
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London Fashion Design Schools
London Design Updates: Bridge May Tremble But Not Fashion Schools
Have you ever heard a brave forecast such as this?
Now on a lighter note, consider this: Ramps are more dramatic than bridges. How come? This is because ramps have provided the world with classic items of Burberry to more liberal creations of Jimmy Choo. And these ramps were made sturdy primarily by London fashion design schools. Top fashion designers like Clements Ribeiro, Alexander McQueen, and Sophia Kokosalaki would agree just the same.
What makes it great about earning a degree from a fashion design school in London?
London lies in the central part of England. This is one of the busiest cities in the world. It has taken part in many revolutions. The well known of these revolutions is the so-called the Industrial Revolution.
As years went by, London, during the 19th century, received the spotlight for men’s fashion statements under the headship of dandies of Regency including Beau Brummell. Not so long after, around the mid of1960s, London was, once more, for a moment the heart of fashion statements and influence.
London nowadays also lies in the heart of the fashion industry. The same city that has revolutionized many aspects and statements in the fashion industry years ago is the same city that continues a legacy for styles and prevailing modes of life. The key now lies to the competent trainings designers undergo in various fashion institutions and even in the marketplace.
In fact, whatever you want to earn: a specialist course, a fashion school certificate, or a university degree, you will definitely find a school in London that can give you the edge and the guts to get along well with other topnotch designers. Moreover, though there are a thousand of schools all around the world, it is a fact that the UK retail garment market provides training opportunities for high-end fashion, mass market, and even Asian imports. In fact, the market shares a projected $ 50-billion sale, 75% of which account for women’s and children’s clothing.
If you want to immediately run for a job-entry, a summer program or a year at a London fashion school can provide you with fashion skills that are already in the entry-level. If you are still on a shaky ground, consider enrolling in some international schools with campuses in London.
The following lists of schools have links that will provide other information about some schools in UK:
1. The Royal College of Arts is a school of textiles and fashion (http://www.rca.ac.uk/ UK).
2. London College of Fashion is an international institution for technology, design, sales and administration in the textile, accessories, footwear, and fashion industries (http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/).
3. Manchester Metropolitan University offers degree courses including fashion, textiles and textiles for fashion, embroidery, and even fashion design with technology (http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/).
4. University of Westminster, located in Harrow, UK, offers a degree in BA
Fashion Design (http://www.westminsterfashion.com/)
5. London-Milan 2006: The Dual City Summer Sessions offer both novice and advanced courses. Campus in Milan is called Domus Academy in Milan and campus in London is the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and (http://www.london-milan-courses.com/).
No matter what type of school lands as your choice, you can rest assured that you have three-fold benefits: style is globally-renowned, schools have international connections, and the language used is universal, that is English. Thus you can take carry your portfolio with pride.
You can say that a London fashion degree is a passport recognized by the world and its diverse fashions. History, indeed, repeats itself.
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Dutch Fashion Design Arrives at the Barbican
The House of Viktor & Rolf – Dutch fashion design arrives at the Barbican 18 June 2008 – 21 September 2008 at Barbican Art Gallery. If you are planning to get married then Get inspiration for a couture wedding dress at The House of Viktor & Rolf at the Barbican.
This summer Barbican Art Gallery showcases the work of Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf. This is the first time in the United Kingdom that an exhibition has been devoted to this highly influential duo. Over the past 15 years Viktor & Rolf have taken the fashion world by storm with their particular blend of cool irony and surreal beauty.
The House of Viktor & Rolf presents each of the designer’s signature pieces from 1992 to now, shown in a specially commissioned and characteristically theatrical installation that dominates the entire Gallery. Highlights include pieces from Atomic Bomb, 1998–99, featuring dramatic mushroom cloud-like cushioned necklines and Russian Doll, 1999–2000, in which a single model was painstakingly dressed by Viktor & Rolf until she was gasping under 70 kilogrammes of exquisite haute couture. For the collection Bells, 2000-2001, models emerged from a smoke-filled space in clothes embroidered with hundreds of brass bells, so they were heard before they could be seen.
Drawing on the Dutch tradition of silver plating a baby’s first shoe as a keepsake, the climax of Viktor & Rolf’s Autumn/Winter collection of 2006–07, was a strapless wedding dress with a wide petticoated knee length skirt, silver plated, including even the bride’s bouquet.
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How Fashion Marketing School Can Get You a Career in Fashion
There are many Fashion Marketing Schools throughout the world, of varying standards and reputations.
Fashion designers create the latest styles which appear on the catwalks and in shops and finally are available for purchase. All this is done with fashion marketing.
Fashion marketing students can learn from professionals about the hows and whys of the fashion industry and various fashion cycles. They can participate in field trips, undertake projects and learn everything about trends and fashions in internships.
There are many things to learn if you are interested in working in the fashion industry. It is not simply a case of what is in fashion and what is not. You will need to learn about business management, advertising strategies, marketing techniques, merchandising and display, retail management and fashion coordination – basically, everything to do with the industry.
Fashion marketing school is not an easy option but if you live and breathe fashion, it could well be perfect for you. Not everyone would do well at a fashion marketing school. Are you fascinated by fashion? Do you have good fashion sense and a sense of style? Do you know what is in style right now? Do you want to use your fashion sense to follow a rewarding career in the fashion industry?
If you have a degree in Fashion Marketing, you can choose which career you want. Some of the choices are a fashion coordinator, fashion buyer, store or boutique manager or owner, a visual merchandiser or a retail merchandiser.
There is always the possibility of becoming a top designer one day too but you must never think that working in the fashion industry is easy. It requires a lot of natural creative skill, business aptitude and plenty of hard work.
Fashion marketing is about combining advertising, design, business administration and an understanding of how the fashion world functions and what is going to be fashionable in the future based on current fashions and pop culture. If you are a fashion marketer, you will bring the ideas from the designers down the potential buyers, from behind the scenes.
If this sounds like the type of career you would be passionate about, it is vital to select a good fashion marketing school which offers the right kind of program for you and a great training schedule. You will need to attain good exam results to apply for a place in most respected fashion marketing schools. You can apply by mail or even online for places.
Fashion marketing students can specialize in fashion textiles, accessories, footwear markets and more, once they have studied the fashion marketing basics and covered all the groundwork necessary for a career in fashion.
If you are thinking about a career in fashion marketing, it could be a great step but you have to be a hundred percent sure that you have the necessary ambition, drive and aptitude to follow it through. A half-hearted approach will get you left behind.
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Top Careers with an Art and Design Degree
In recent years, arts and design courses has become more popular among all students due to its good availability of jobs. Today a variety of jobs oriented to arts and design courses are easily available. In fact, if we carefully look at the current scenario, there are so many different areas where art and design skills are important and play a major role. So if you are really planning to upgrade your imagination, creative instincts and looking forward to making a career this industry, here are some of the most appropriate career options, you can select from:
Fashion Designer- In today’s art and design industry, Fashion Design is one of the most exhilarating career options. It is one of the few professions that offer opportunities to work in different areas such as fashion accessory design, fashion marketing and promotion of brands. However, the key point that you must note is that the job prospect in this area generally varies according to the work setting where you are employed. If you work in large design companies, you may require taking the lead choosing colors and fabrics or creating designs. You may even require supervising others or juniors who renovate or create new designs and convert into finished products.
Animation Expert- Animation is one of the fastest-growing fields in art and design industry and making a career in this area might help you enjoy great rewards. Emphasizing on various styles, it is one of the few professions that also provide the ample scope to work as an animation expert in different sub-fields like video & television production including video game animation. In fact, it is one of its own kinds of a profession that let you communicate your ideas through pictures.
Visual Effects Artist – This is yet another profession that has actually provided a new dimension to art and design industry. Working as a visual effects artist, you could be the key person responsible for creating and delivering visual products. Besides this as an artist you may require to work for animation firms, video game industry or television production departments.
Interior Decorator- Interior Decoration & Designing is a profession that provides you an opportunity to seamlessly combine art with function and create a well defined décor inside the room. As an interior designer, you could be the key person responsible for the interior design, and functionality of a client’s space. The space can be commercial, residential or industrial. However, at times, you may even require working closely with architects and clients to decide or determine the structure of a space and design the style that suits the best.
Today the alternatives in art and design are limitless, but these are just few of the most feasible and popular careers that you choose. Nonetheless, before you select any of these options; it is vital that you select a most appropriate program.
Find more information about top arts and design schools, colleges, universities and best arts and design course in different programs at ArtandDesignDegreesU.com. Choose the best art and design degrees programs for you and start your career.