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What to expect at Edinburgh College of Art's 2026 graduate exhibition

Edinburgh College of Art has announced details of its Graduate Show 2026, presenting new work from graduating students across art and design disciplines. The exhibition will feature projects spanning areas such as performance costume, contemporary art, and design practices, highlighting final-year work developed during the academic programme....

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InterContinental Edinburgh The George teams up with Edinburgh College of Art for Christmas

Students from Edinburgh College of Art have unveiled a collection of luxury, sustainable festive decorations for the lobby Christmas tree at the InterContinental Edinburgh The George. The decorations, created with off-cuts provided by Scottish fine cashmere, wool and accessories luxury brand Johnstons of Elgin, were inspired by different aspects...

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Edinburgh College of Art wins big at Graduate Fashion Week

Edinburgh College of Art students took home five of the top prizes at this year’s Graduate Fashion Week, with menswear graduate Brian McLysaght winning three awards, the Christopher Bailey Gold Award, the Conscious Design Award and the Hilary Alexander Trailblazer Award. McLysaght impressed judges including designer Christopher Raeburn, with his...

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Edinburgh College of Art graduates scoop top GFW honours

Edinburgh College of Art fashion graduates took five of the prestigious awards at this year’s Graduate Fashion Week in London including the Christopher Bailey Gold Award, Marks and Spencer Womenswear Award, and Catwalk Textiles Award. The Scottish university had five of its fashion graduates represented in the best 25 collections of Graduate...

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Edinburgh College of Art graduate wins New Designers award

The New Designers exhibition, which showcases more than 3,000 fresh-thinking, innovative graduate design talent from the UK’s leading art and design courses, has named Edinburgh College of Art’s Tereza Astilean as winner of the New Designers Pentland Brands Award. Edinburgh’s Astilean impressed a panel of creative professionals with her unique...

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Lauren Smith wins GFW George Gold Award

This year’s four-day Graduate Fashion Week came to a close last night with its annual Gala showcase of the best in graduate fashion, as the winner of the coveted Gold Award sponsored by George was awarded to Edinburgh College of Art’s Lauren Smith. Judged by fashion designer Roland Mouret, George’s brand director Fiona Lambert, and David...

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New design talent at Graduate Fashion Week: part 1

In the first of a mini-series running down to the 20th anniversary of Graduate Fashion Week beginning on the 5th June and, this year, sponsored by George at Asda, FashionUnited have picked out a few graduates whose influences, techniques and design direction look set to take them a long way. Not only will FU be looking at their ideas and key...