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New programme brings together African and UK designers for skills exchange

A new programme launched by the British Council is pushing to encourage skill sharing and sustainable creative partnerships between designers from African countries and the UK. Together with Paul Smith’s Foundation and Projekt, the ‘Create DNA x Studio Smithfield’ exchange programme, running from March 16 to 23 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has...

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British Council’s Anna Bubnova awarded honorary MBE

Anna Bubnova, the British Council’s head of arts, Ukraine, has been awarded an honorary MBE by His Majesty The King for her “outstanding work in strengthening UK-Ukraine cultural relations”. The accolade for services to UK/Ukraine cultural relations follows her significant contribution to the success of the Ukraine-UK Season of Culture in...

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SU.RE partners with British Council on efforts to enforce sustainability in India’s textile industry

Sustainable Resolutions – or SU.RE – has announced a new partnership with the British Council with the goal of reinforcing sustainability within India’s apparel industry, serving as both a platform to help transform brands and build collaborations with like-minded partners in the UK and beyond. SU.RE was launched in 2019 by Reliance Brands,...

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Burberry sponsors British Pavilion at 60th Venice Biennale

Burberry is the headline sponsor of the British Pavilion at this year's 60th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia. The Pavilion, which opened on Saturday and will remain open until November 24th at the Giardini do Castello, marks Burberry's second consecutive year sponsoring British arts and culture. Commissioned by the British...

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British Council and UAL looking for sustainable fashion and technology proposals from UK and India

The cultural and educational organisation British Council has partnered with the University of the Arts London (UAL) and announced an open call for designers, design entrepreneurs, and SMEs from the UK and India to apply for the New Landscapes Catalyst Grant Scheme, a collaborative research and development scheme. The aim is to create solutions...

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New Landscapes: UAL and British Council select businesses for fashion R&D programme 2023

The Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute (FTT) at the University of the Arts London (UAL) and the British Fashion Council (BFC) have selected six small businesses from the UK and abroad that will progress onto the second round of the New Landscapes: Fashion, Textiles and Technology (FTT) Catalyst R&D Grant Scheme. The selection follows an...

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Call for proposals: Fashion, Textiles and Technology partnership with British Council

Following a successful pilot programme in 2022, applications for the next round of New Landscapes: Catalyst Research & Development Grant Scheme are now open. The pilot programme was launched in October 2021 as a collaboration between UAL Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute (UAL FTTI), British Council and five Official Development...

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Levi’s and The British Council to host exhibition on circular design

Levi’s is partnering with the British Council’s Architecture Design and Fashion (ADF) programme to host an exhibition and workshops on reimagining post-consumer denim in London later this month. The collaboration is part of Levi’s digital residency with the British Council’s 'Making Matters' programme and follows an open call to...

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International Fashion Showcase returning for 2019

The International Fashion Showcase, established as a platform for emerging designers to exhibit their work during London Fashion Week, has confirmed that it will return in 2019 and will feature 16 emerging designers from across the globe. The biennial fashion presentation, hosted in partnership between the British Council, British Fashion...

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LFW: International Fashion Showcase

For the sixth edition of the International Fashion Showcase, an event hosted by the British Fashion Council and the British Council to give emerging international designers the chance to show during London Fashion Week, the theme was ‘Local/Global’. Fashion the organisers say finds its origins in many places - “the agricultural, the provincial,...

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International Fashion Showcase unveils line-up

The sixth edition of the International Fashion Showcase, hosted by British Fashion Council and the British Council, has revealed that there will be 26 countries taking part featuring work from emerging designers from countries including Chile, India and Russia, as well as designers from Eastern Europe, Central and South America. The showcase...

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International Residency Award winners announced

The British Council and Graduate Fashion Week have announced that two UK graduates will produce capsule collections to show at Jakarta Fashion Week as part of the International Residency scheme. The award, now in its third year, was developed to give outstanding graduates from UK universities a chance to take part in a residency where they will...