Explore Fashion, Design, and Visual Arts in creative workshops for teens, led by our industry experts.
Register now and take part in the Open Saturday for Teenagers. Explore Fashion, Design, and Visual Arts in creative workshops for teens, led by our experts. Discover the diverse offerings of Bachelor of Arts courses in Fashion Communication & Image, Fashion Management, Fashion Design, as well as Interior, Visual Design and Fragrances & Cosmetics.
Program:
- 9.00 am: Registration & Welcome Presentation
Parallel sessions
Session 1
9:30am to 10:30am: Fashion Illustration Workshop
A fun, hands-on introduction to fashion sketching—covering drawing basics, body
proportions, and how to communicate design ideas through illustration.
9:30am to 10:30am: Graphic Design Workshop
Learn core graphic design basics through practical activities—logo thinking, typography, and simple layout principles to create a clear visual identity.
Session 2
10:30 am to 11:30 am: Interior Design Workshop
Students will work with a scaled floor plan and furniture cut-outs to create a physical collage that explores spatial organization, circulation, and functional zoning. Through this exercise, they will develop an understanding of interior design as a process of spatial logic, scale, and problem-solving rather than decoration.
10:30 am to 11:30 am: Fragrances & Cosmetics Workshop
A quick introduction to the beauty industry- how fragrance and cosmetics ideas become
products through concept development, branding, and consumer experience.
11:30 am to 11:45 am: Break
Session 3
11:45 am to 12:45 pm: Fashion Communication & Image Workshop
Explore the fundamentals of styling and fashion image-making, including body shapes, color theory, trend awareness, and how to build a strong visual concept.
11:45 am to 12:45 pm: Fashion Management Workshop
A fast-paced introduction to how fashion brands operate - covering basic marketing,
branding, and business roles, plus an overview of career pathways in fashion
management. Hands-on Approach: Basic Case Study, Basic Communication Strategy / Plan.
12:45 pm- 1 pm: Wrap-up
Thank you + next steps if interested in joining IM Dubai!
THE PARTICIPATION IS FREE OF CHARGE
AGE CRITERIA: HIGH/SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS 14 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE
Location: International Financial Centre - Gate Village 8 – Unit 401, Level 4, Dubai
Perfect for those eager to learn the basics of Sketching and Fashion Design - Learn the basics of fashion illustration, drawing fundamentals, and body proportions
Engage in fun, hands-on activities and explore the basics of interior design, space planning, material science for construction, and environmental design principles
Perfect for those who want to explore the fundamentals of fashion styling and art direction - Learn about the key principles of styling, body types, color theory, and fashion trends
Perfect for future visual designers eager to unleash their creativity - Explore visual design fundamentals and learn the basics of logo design, typography, and alphabet design
- 9.00 am: Registration & Welcome Presentation
- Session 1 - 9:30 am to 10:30 am: Fashion Illustration Workshop, Graphic Design Workshop
- Session 2 - 10:30 am to 11:30 am: Interior Design Workshop, Fragrances & Cosmetics Workshop
- 11:30 am to 11:45 am: Break
- Session 3 - 11:45 am to 12:45 pm: Fashion Communication & Image Workshop, Fashion Management Workshop
A creative melting pot of Italian heritage, UAE traditions and international influences, Istituto Marangoni Dubai aims at becoming the leading private Higher Education Institution for Fashion and Design in Dubai.
Istituto Marangoni offers a wide and articulated educational program with undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the areas of Fashion Design, Fashion Styling, Fashion Business and Interior Design, Product Design and Visual Design for a top quality academic path.
Exclusive workshops with international designers, laboratories to develop individual competences, talks with the most renowned fashion professionals. To became the future top professional.
Choose one of our Fashion Design Undergraduate or Postgraduate programmes and learn how to create collections from an accurate analysis of the market, the trends, materials and fabrics, as well as translating ideas and inspiration derived from any form, concept, or art, or simply from their own experiences, successfully combining a personal vision with industry needs, or brand design strategies.
Choose one of our Fashion Business Undergraduate or Postgraduate programmes and look at current issues in the industry including sustainability and new media digital marketing working to define a commercial proposal that meets the demands of the fashion industry of today. Through the principles of economics and finance, participants are able to measure profitability and ensure compliance with budgets and strategies, and implement specific cost control systems.
Choose one of our Fashion Styling Undergraduate or Postgraduate programmes and learn how to communicate fashion through all the digital and physical channels currently used by the industry. You will learn how to recognise, reinvent and define the style of a garment, a product or a brand through influential images.
Choose one of our Interior Design Undergraduate or Postgraduate programmes and start learning a mix of technical design skills (CAD), combined with a contemporary approach, learning how to create a story evoking both style and mood in the main areas of contemporary lifestyle interiors.