Art, craftsmanship and Italian excellence are not frozen in time; they evolve and grow, and in no place is that more evident than the Istituto Marangoni Firenze Fashion and Art School. There, participants learn about not only the creation, practice, curation and promotion of art and fashion but also the latest multimedia and visual languages, exploring new interactions of digital arts, media and technology.

Participants will make the most of the city's wealth of materials and textiles, enhancing them with new concepts of craftsmanship and fashion design inspirations. The place where art and culture influence luxury accessories and jewellery design, Firenze provides the exclusive setting for fashion shows of the most talked about collections, promoting Italian sartorial tradition as well as menswear innovation.

Istituto Marangoni provides a diverse range of inspiring undergraduate and postgraduate programmes covering Fashion Design, Fashion Styling, Fashion Business, Multimedia Arts and Art Curating & Business for students to succeed and thrive in a first-rate educational environment.

With an approach blending function and aesthetics, participants incorporate fashion trends with bicultural aesthetics, analyse clothing and accessory manufacturing and the couture language versus ready-to-wear. Learners progress through the entire design process from fashion illustration, pattern making, pattern cutting, construction and prototyping to the finished garment or product. 

Combining a wide array of essential business skills and knowledge with the latest industry developments and issues, Fashion Business courses are fine-tuned and specific to the evolving fashion system. Learners develop business acumen, covering luxury brand management, buying, merchandising and marketing, phygital retail, algorithms defining style, and sustainability, among others.

Fashion Styling courses explore the concepts behind image making, helping students express a story or mood through style and triggering innovative ideas. Learners develop a style portfolio incorporating photography and a creative vision; they investigate trends such as AI, extended intelligence, and digital communication alongside photo shoot planning, photo-editing and multimedia videomaking.

A multimedia art expert is a professional artist who is free to express their vision and has the skills required to work in visual communication.

Art courses are designed to prepare and inspire future experts in an ever-changing creative field, from courses specialising in the art of exhibiting and curating to becoming the artist, a multimedia expert with advanced visual and communication skills to support freedom of expression.   

Deep-dive in the life-cycle of products and learn how to empower luxury-level brands with a focus on communication and marketing strategies, brand management or licensing through the three-year, intensive and master courses in partnership with Accademia del Profumo, Symrise e Santa Maria Novella

These undergraduate programmes are for participants looking to enter the fashion, design, and art industries. They provide comprehensive knowledge and all the necessary skills to develop a career in the desired area of expertise.

These full-time postgraduate programmes provide highly specialised skills to support participants’ careers in the fashion, luxury and creative industries. They are aimed at those who have already completed an undergraduate degree and want to learn more or professionals who want to widen their knowledge of a particular topic.

These courses explore the techniques and theory related to fashion, design, styling, and business, meeting the needs of those with limited time or participants with little or no prior experience or relevant studies.

Semester courses provide an opportunity to see the world, experience new cultures, learn a new language, visit neighbouring countries, and make new lifelong friends. Undergraduate and graduate courses (4-5 months) offer participants the opportunity to learn critical skills from international experts and experience different education systems.

Foundation courses allow participants to develop critical, independent thinking and practical skills to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies. At the end of the course, participants learners the necessary preparation to apply for a Three-Year or Master's Degree programme.

Istituto Marangoni offers short courses of various levels and lengths covering several topics to suit all preferences. These courses are also the perfect introduction to fashion programmes, to progress into higher education or to develop a career plan.