How does it feel when everyone looks at your job as a hobby?
With the rise of artistic activities as hobbies, we are investigating the effect of “art is for everyone” on the realities of professional creatives
“SO CSM”: Are art-school kids a subculture?
Can we talk about an authentic subculture when today’s students need to fit in a system in order to survive?
Fashion Schools in Lockdown: Berlin University of the Arts
“Although we mostly work on our own individual projects, we also work as a team.” UdK staff and students respond to the crisis together
Quarantine Dispatch #8: Redefining my craftsmanship
Larissa Sehringer, Parsons fashion student, sees every problem as a design flaw
Quarantine Dispatch #7: Struggling with depression pre, during and post lockdown
A Slovenian fashion student describes how it feels when others’ isolation lows are your everyday normal
Quarantine Dispatch #6: Connection and interaction as a resource
BFA design student, Petra Fagerstrom, has realised, whilst isolating in Paris, it is not the lack of physical resources that are limiting her
The digital future of Kanmin Kim
What is it like studying fashion in Japan during the pandemic?
Lutz Huelle: The punk nature of less
The Parisian designer thinks that making fashion simpler is the only rational response to the pandemic
Why are students leaving fashion education?
The potential of losing a generation of designers in relation to graduates and independent brands is widely discussed, but what about those at the start of their education?
Fashion Schools in Lockdown: Parsons School of Design, NYC
"They were filling suitcases with stuff to get the hell out"; The Parsons staff and students on navigating the pandemic
Quarantine Dispatch #5: One jacket and some toiles
A fashion design student at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin shares her thoughts on making her final collection in lockdown
