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Burberry Foundation awards 3 million pound grant to Royal College of Art

London - The Burberry Foundation has awarded 3 million pounds to the Royal College of Art in order to establish a new research group, namely the Burberry Material Futures Research Group. The grant sees the British heritage fashion house expanding on its Design Scholarship Fund, a move which is in line with Burberry's new five-year responsibility...

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London’s Royal College of Art names new Chancellor

The Royal College of Art in London has named Sir Jony Ive, Apple’s chief design officer, as its new Chancellor. The university confirmed that Ive will take up the role in July and it will be a five-year term. Ive succeeds Sir James Dyson, the British inventor, who served as the Provost of the College from 2011 until this year. The new honorary...

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Moncler to kick off Freeze for Frieze project in London

Outerwear luxury label Moncler is set to kick off its latest project, Moncler Freeze for Frieze this Friday in support of creative talent. For its latest project, the Italian label teamed up with The Royal College of Arts and asked artists, fashion designers, musicians, performers, as well a number of the college's alumni and current students to...

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Central Saint Martins tops global fashion school ranking

For the second year in a row, Central Saint Martins in London has been named the top global fashion school by the Business of Fashion’s annual ranking that includes 54 institutions from 17 countries. The ranking is based on 60 key data points gathered from surveys completed by more than 10,000 current students and alumni, as well as feedback...

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British footwear designer triumphs at ITS Contest

At the weekend designers from around the world descended on Trieste in Italy for the 15th edition of the annual International Talent Support contest, which celebrates emerging talent across fashion, accessories, art and jewellery, and the Royal College of Art dominated the awards, winning the ITS Accessories, the OTB Award, ITS Jewellery, and...

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Hannah Jinkins is honoured as the winner of the H&M Design Award 2016

Hannah Jinkins, a graduate from the Royal College of Art was crowned the victor last night of the H&M Design Award 2016 in a event held at London's Kensington Place. Jinkins was named the winner from a group of eight finalists by an international jury which included the likes of Balmain's creative director Olivier Rousteing and photographer Nick...

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Winner of Future of Denim Branding competition named

Stefanie Tschirky from Royal College of Art has been named as the winner of Arts Thread and Avery Dennison Retail Branding & Information Solutions (RBIS) Future of Denim Branding competition, a contest designed to challenge how the fashion industry thinks about denim. Tschirky was selected from a shortlist of 11 design students from around the...

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Royal College of Art announces new head of fashion

The Royal College of Art has named Zowie Broach, co-founder of British fashion label Boudicca, as its new head of fashion, following the College’s “comprehensive” international search. Broach, who was a ‘Designer in Residence’ at London College of Fashion from 2009 and 2011 before taking up her role as senior research in creative practice, will...

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RCA honours Alber Elbaz

Lanvin’s artistic director Alber Elbaz has been presented with an honorary doctorate by the Royal College of Art for his “significant contribution to culture and industry, both internationally and in the UK.” Elbaz, who has helmed the French fashion house since 2001, following stints at Guy Laroche and Yves Saint Laurent, follows in the...