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International recognition for ArtEZ Fashion Design from 1Granary and FashionUnited
The 2026 graduating class of the ArtEZ Fashion Design bachelor's programme is receiving international recognition from two leading fashion platforms. Both FashionUnited and 1Granary have published extensive features on the graduates, giving the work of these emerging designers a global platform.
Smilla Junkerjürgen, ArtEZ finals 2026, photo: Peter Stigter
FashionUnited
According to international fashion platform FashionUnited, the collections showcase a new generation of designers who place storytelling, material experimentation and personal expression at the heart of their practice.
'The collections highlight a generation of emerging designers increasingly concerned with narrative, material experimentation, and personal expression, demonstrating how fashion education continues to evolve beyond commercial trends toward broader cultural and artistic inquiry,' writes FashionUnited.
1Granary
1Granary also published an in-depth feature on the entire ArtEZ Fashion Design graduating class. The international platform is renowned for spotlighting emerging fashion talent and graduation shows from fashion schools around the world. According to the editors, the collections are rooted in deeply personal narratives, translated into distinctive material languages.
As 1Granary writes: 'Across the group, garments move beyond conventional dress, becoming objects, characters, memories, or spaces for storytelling.'
