Dubai: Legendary Italian fashion school opens new campus – News

Istituto Marangoni to offer three-year undergraduate courses

Dubai now has a boutique fashion school that aims to combine innovative learning experiences with Italian expertise to develop local talent and shape the future of the UAE’s fashion and design industry.

Istituto Marangoni, one of the world’s leading fashion and design schools, officially opened its campus in the Dubai International Financial District on Tuesday.

The Faculty will offer a range of three-year undergraduate studies including Interior Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Fashion and Accessory Design, Fashion Business and Fashion Styling and Creative Direction. It will also offer specialist and short courses covering different aspects of the fashion and design industry. Incoming classes for new students will begin on September 19th.

“We look forward to welcoming our students and helping them transform their talents and passions into careers,” said Roberto La Iacona, Director of Istituto Marangoni Dubai.

He added: “Since 1935, Istituto Marangoni’s mission has been to empower talent. Some internationally renowned and award-winning stars of fashion and design, including Domenico Dolce, Franco Moschino, Alessandro Sartori, Rahul Mishra and Rafael Lopez Having graduated from Istituto Marangoni, we now hope to support the growth and development of the fashion, design and creative industries in the UAE by nurturing a new generation of local talent.”

Located at Gate 8 of DIFC, Istituto Marangoni Dubai offers students a modern and stylish environment with all industry and sector specific facilities including drawing and sketching rooms, pattern and cutting rooms, fabric library, fashion and design book library and an outdoor terrace.

The realization of the 1,050-square-meter campus was directed by Italian architect Giulio Cappellini, who also designed the furniture, including chairs, tables and sofas for the school.

Istituto Marangoni also has campuses in Paris, London, Mumbai, Miami and Florence.

Speaking to the Khaleej Times earlier, Stefania Valenti, managing director of Istituto Marangoni, said: “Based on our research, we think the Middle East is the ideal destination to create such an institution here because there are a lot of luxury brands. People crave a A culture that is very focused on luxury, whether it’s jewelry, accessories or any other fashion collection.”

She added: “Two years ago, pre-Covid, we analyzed the market here and we got some insights that seemed very encouraging. It was clear that there was a lack of higher education, multimedia arts and Visual arts. There are institutions that position themselves in interior and visual design. So we understand the potential of our coming here to bring a boutique school with classrooms for up to 20 students.”

She further emphasized that the school will adopt a concrete approach of “learning by doing”.

Valenti adds: “Not only do we teach the students the theory, but there is also a lot of laboratory work where the students create prototypes and collections as part of their coursework. The finalization of specific collections and fashion looks requires a lot of of using different tools to film and create projects related to their promotion. They will also learn new content production activities related to online syndication.