Summer Course: Cool Hunting and Fashion Trend at IED Barcelona

  Spain

• Barcelona: 
Barcelona

Term: Summer 

Description: "Coolhunting", a term defined in the 90's as those that perform trend research. It is normally used in the industries related to design, fashion, technology, gastronomy, etc.

The results of these trend searches are transformed into a vital tool used by the companies that are always at the cutting edge in their market and ahead of their competition. This 100 hour course attempts to give its participants the coolhunting knowledge and tools associated with the design and production of the most avant-guard products on the market.

Highlights: Throughout the course the students will study both the origins of coolhunting and its theoretical routes. The participants will continuously practice coolhunting by converting into observers and investigators of upcoming trends.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education: Diploma/Certification

Cost in US$: Inquire for more information

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Spain Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available. Visit our website to discover all scholarship opportunities for 2009 / 2010 academic year

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Resume
• Written Application

Istituto Europeo di Design- International Office-'s Mission Statement: For over thirty years, the Istituto Europeo di Design has been operating in the fields of Education and Research in the disciplines of Design, Fashion and Visual Communication. Today it is an international network with Seats in Milan, Rome, Turin, Venice, Madrid, Barcelona and Sao Paolo and organizes three year courses that are alternative study pathways to those offered by traditional universities, together with refresher and permanent training courses, advanced courses and post-graduate Masters degree courses. The scope of the Istituto Europeo di Design is in fact, to offer young professionals working in the fields of Fashion, Design and Communication, the most efficacious tools necessary to answer the demands of the production world: a project and communication culture that will accompany them throughout their careers.

Year Founded: 1966