Fashion Trends Investigation Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED)

Overview

In workshops, exercises, tutorials and on excursions you’ll learn the theories, methodologies and how to use the most effective tools from international guest lecturers and professional designers with extensive experience in trends, design and forecasting.

Methodology

The  Fashion Trends Investigation programme from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED)  is organised into three steps:

• Scanning and compiling. Students practice primary and secondary forecasting techniques, looking for the first signs of change.

• Connecting and verifying. Empirical forecasting exercises to connect the dots with the information collected.

• Implementing and generating. Draw final conclusions and experiment with the methods and means to present the work.

Who is this for?

This intensive course is for curious minds who want to explore the world of trend forecasting and prediction.

Trend forecasting is a much sought-after skill on the job market. Although the course focuses on the fashion industry, the practical tools and methods studied can be applied to any sector.

Why choose it?

You'll have three weeks to explore a field of great strategic value to a fashion brand, especially in the current context, subject to increasingly rapid change.

At the successful conclusion of your course, you’ll put the know-how you’ve acquired into practice by developing a final project.

You’ll learn how to use the best methods and essential tools from a teaching team of professional designers and international guest experts, in practical exercises, workshops and on excursions.

All of this in the creative microcosm of the IED Campus in Barcelona, a prestigious city in the world of design and an endless source of inspiration.