In the final instalment of her look Beyond Central Saint Martins, Elizabeth Neep explores how the demanding expectations at ESMOD Berlin push its students to achieve their creative potential whilst upholding the ESMOD community's world-renowned reputation.
By Elizabeth Neep
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In the third instalment of her look Beyond Central Saint Martins, Elizabeth Neep discusses how Musashino Art University has drawn upon its rich cultural heritage to propel itself into a future in which the university's influence is felt both institutionally and internationally.
Within a progressively results-driven society, fashion and design schools across the world have been reduced to mere digits on a list. In the second instalment of her look Beyond Central Saint Martins, Elizabeth Neep discusses why practice really does make perfect with members of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
In anticipation of her first collection for Dear Frances, Katie Aske talks to Sydney-born shoe designer Jane Frances, who shows us there is a lot more character in shoes than we realise.
Within a progressively results-driven society, fashion and design schools across the world have been reduced to mere digits on a list. Looking beyond the esteemed Central Saint Martins in London, Elizabeth Neep speaks to professors and students at a number of globally and locally respected creative institutes, in a series that aims to discover the secrets behind their academic success.
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