Why Fashion Design?

This programme is for future designers who want to learn and experiment with the craft of fashion design. We are looking for creative designers who want to develop their own signature and a critical perspective with a focus on creativity, originality and craft. Do you want to explore fashion design from start to finish, exploring everything from concept development and pattern drawing to textiles, techniques, collection building and theory? Would you like to dream of creating your own independent collection? Are you looking for a close-knit department with several contact hours between lecturers and students? If so, the bachelor’s programme in Fashion Design is the right fit for you!

Study at an award-winning fashion academy

The bachelor’s programme in Fashion Design at the ArtEZ Academy of Art & Design Arnhem is among the leading fashion programmes in Europe. The programme has been awarded the Grand Seigneur, the most prestigious fashion prize in the Netherlands.

Gain international experience

You will be studying with an international, diverse and inclusive generation of students from all over the world. Many lecturers are active professionals in the national and international fashion field. Within the current curriculum, there is room for collaborations with international partners and for presentations in the Netherlands and abroad. In the third year, you will complete an internship with a designer or company in a city of your choice.  

Benefit from full creative freedom

You have the freedom to discover who you are as a designer, to find out what drives you, what you stand for and what you want to create.