The courses on offer are three-year undergraduate and master’s degrees

The watchword‭: ‬interdisciplinarity‭. ‬This is the principle on which the educational offer of the Istituto Marangoni in Florence is based‭. ‬Founded in Milan in 1935‭ ‬by Giulio Marangoni‭, ‬a master tailor renowned throughout Italy‭, ‬the institute is internationally recognised as one of the leading training schools in the fields of fashion‭, ‬design‭, ‬and art‭. ‬Lorenzo Tellini‭, ‬director of the‭ ‬Institute in Florence spoke with us about it‭.  ‬

“Interdisciplinarity”‭ ‬in what way‭?‬

«‬I will give one example among many‭: ‬our Multimedia Arts students also deal with installations for the choreography of the final‭ ‬fashion show organised in the third year».‬

What courses do you offer‭?‬

«‬Undergraduate three-year and master’s degrees‭. ‬We also offer the possibility of internships in companies‭. ‬The flagship courses are fashion design and styling‭, ‬the latter recognised by Miur as a three-year degree from this year».‬

And the mentorship programs‭?‬

«‬We are focused on Paul Andrew‭, ‬Sarah Coleman‭, ‬and Andy Picci».‬

Your numbers‭?‬

«‬On average‭, ‬350‭ ‬students attend our courses‭, ‬35%‭ ‬of them Italian‭, ‬the remainder being Latin American and Asian‭. ‬The placement figure is 85%».

Artisanship but also technology‭?‬

«‬We use Cloud3D and Rhino3D software for fashion design lessons‭, ‬to create the product through virtual reality‭. ‬And‭, ‬in addition‭, ‬our Multimedia arts students use metaverse platforms through the mentorship of digital artist Andy Picci‭. ‬Platforms like these‭ ‬are then preparatory for the professions of tomorrow».‬