Articles by Veerle Versteeg
Heriot-Watt University researchers develop system to combat microplastic pollution in fashion
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A research team at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, led by Lisa Macintyre, associate professor of textiles at Heriot-Watt’s School of Textiles has developed a grading system to help fight microplastic pollution in the fashion industry. More concretely, the researchers have developed ‘the world’s first visual fibre fragmentation scale’, as per...
IFA x KSU show 2024: Battle of Versailles inspires international fashion students
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Fashion institutions International Fashion Academy Paris (IFA Paris) and the School of Fashion at Kent State University (KSU) have held their third annual collaborative fashion show in New York City. In a show entitled ‘Scene Makers’, this year's young designers from both schools who presented their creations on the runway were inspired by the...
Arts Thread announces winners of Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024
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Arts Thread has announced the winners of this year’s edition of its Global Creative Graduate Showcase, an international online showcase of graduating artists and designers. The 2024 edition is the fifth anniversary of the event and features trend forecasting agency WGSN as its main sponsor. The work of all of this year’s winners will be...
Applications open for AMFI student essay writing competition in collaboration with Fair Wear Foundation
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Dutch fashion institution Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) is collaborating with The Fair Wear Foundation, the AMFI study association ‘The New Mode Collective’, and its student-led sustainability group ‘Dirty Laundry’ on a new essay writing competition for students. Essays can be submitted until November 15. Entitled the Klaus Hohenegger Essay...
LCF’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion wins KE award
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The UK-based international knowledge exchange association PraxisAuril has announced the winners of its annual KE awards, which this year included the London College of Fashion (LCF) at the University of the Arts London (UAL). The Centre for Sustainable Fashion at LCF, UAL has been awarded the KE award for Sustainability Collaboration of the...
‘Fashion Nights': Over 30 fashion institutes in Italy to open doors to the public
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Confindustria Accessori Moda, Sistema Moda Italia (SMI) and Rete TAM, the national network of institutes in the textile, clothing and fashion sectors throughout Italy, have announced the launch of the sixth edition of the educational event ‘Fashion Nights’ (Notti della Moda). Starting in October, this initiative will open the doors of technical...
UDIT students showcase recycled fashion designs at Royal Tapestry Factory Madrid
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The Royal Tapestry Factory (RFT, Real Fábrica de Tapices) in Madrid is hosting an exhibition about weaving looms using recycled fashion garments. Entitled, ‘Gestos’, which translates as ‘gestures’ in English, the exhibition features the designs of more than 100 students from the University of Design, Innovation and Technology (UDIT) in Madrid....
French fashion schools Mode Estah and IFA Paris to merge into one institution
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The educational institutions Mode Estah and IFA Paris have announced the union of their schools. The new Parisian but international merger school will be known as IFA Paris. IFA Paris announced the news in a post on its LinkedIn page. “This union between IFA Paris and Mode Estah represents not only the creation of a new school but also a...
ESDI School of Design names colour expert Encarna Ruiz academic director
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ESDI School of Design, a part of Ramon Llull University (URL), has announced a change to its management team, naming educator Encarna Ruiz as its academic director. Ruiz has a background in the sociology of design and analysis of social trends. She has been working at ESDI as a teacher and researcher for 27 years, teaching sociology of design,...
Josslyn Shi wins ‘Real Leather.Stay Different.’ student design competition 2024
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'Real Leather.Stay Different.' has unveiled the winner of its international student design competition 2024. Josslyn Shi, from the California College of Art (CCA) has been selected as this year's top fashion designer from a total of four finalists announced in August. The 21-year-old designer presented her project Ephemeral Eclosion to a...