Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London is collaborating with Elisava, Escola Superior de Disseny in Barcelona, to offer a fascinating European design journey over four weeks in Summer 2010. Starting in the vibrant, sprawling metropolis of London with its wealth of sources of inspiration from the past to the present and ending in one of southern Europe’s most desirable, design focused cities that continues to be at the vanguard of innovation.
The courses are for portfolio-builders, current students, new professionals and creative individuals in advertising, animation, architecture, art history, experience and retail design, furniture design, illustration, merchandising, photography and transport design. No previous specialist knowledge is required to join these courses. Courses are offered in English.
Course dates and titles for 2010:
23 June – 8 July at Central Saint Martins, London
9 – 12 July independent travel from London to Barcelona
13 – 23 July 2010 at Elisava, Barcelona
(45 hours in each city, 10am – 4pm)
Advertising Now
Architectural History of London and Barcelona
Character Design and Stop Motion Animation
Exploring the Collections of London and Barcelona
Furniture Design: from First Principles to Innovation
Illustrating the City
People, Places and the Pop-Up Experience
Photography and the City
Transport Design
During these four weeks students will be exposed to the latest, most relevant design thinking in their chosen subject from local and visiting English speaking tutors who are specialists in their fields, both as teachers and external practitioners often with their own businesses.
The Dual City Summer Sessions are a series of intensive international programmes specifically created to present world-class cities from different yet complimentary art and design perspectives.
The Partner Colleges
Central Saint Martins
From the iconic design of London’s red Routemaster buses and the chopper bike to exquisite fashion at Dior and Chloé, Central Saint Martins’ alumni have made a profound impact on people’s lives. CSM staff and students continue to build on the success of the past by pushing the boundaries of the practice and education of art and design from 3 main central London locations. Central Saint Martins is the complete Arts College, providing unrivalled opportunities to enable students to realise their potential and make a significant contribution to the 21st century.
Elisava
Elisava is the leading design school in Barcelona with an international and professional focus. Created in 1961, Elisava delivers an innovative, cross-disciplinary range of education and research services that are closely aligned with the professional world. Operating from a new 10,500m2 building in the emblematic Ramblas street in the historic centre of Barcelona, Elisava provides a dynamic, creative and innovative environment for the second stage of these exclusive, international summer programmes.
secure online enrolment is available at www.london-barcelona-courses.com
CSM Short Course Office
10 Back Hill, Clerkenwell
London EC1R 5EN
England
email [email protected]
web www.london-barcelona-courses.com
