Our 1st-year Graphic Design & Media students just wrapped up a project that pushes editorial design to its limits. They created a flip magazine that revisits an existing publication in their own style. All projects are based on experimental design (broken grids, expressive typography, fearless layouts). The challenge? Understanding how visual language alone can completely…
Presenting “Sacred Bloom” by Anna Kabba — a Spring/Summer 2026 collection where modern elegance meets personal storytelling. As part of their Print Design for Fashion project, our 1st-year Fashion students are challenged to develop a seamless repeat print using both handmade watercolour techniques and Photoshop. The final design must be created as a finished physical…
Our Interior Architecture students explored the fair throughout the week, discovering the latest trends and connecting with top brands. Here’s the last part of a quick recap of some of the stands we visited: • Art by Violeta Gill • M_01 by Vanesa Casas • Nexo by Silvia Triguero • Drop by Huëst • Miele…
Our Interior Architecture students explored the fair throughout the week, discovering the latest trends and connecting with top brands. Here’s the 2nd part of a quick recap of some of the stands we visited: • Limitless by AALTO • Welcome by Candy & Moka • Fenabel by Deseese Design • Salvador Gil We have plenty…
Our Interior Architecture students explored the fair throughout the week, discovering the latest trends and connecting with top brands. Here’s a quick recap of some of the stands we visited: • Cateto Club by Alejandro Cateto • Le Salon by Ruben Muñoz y Angela Gheorghe • The Alchemist Suite by Sibaria and Glam Design •…
This week, our Interior Architecture & Design students had the wonderful opportunity to visit the latest edition of the Marbella Design & Arts Fair at the Palacio de Congresos de Marbella — running until March 29th. 26/03/2026 As always, this field trip is a fantastic way for our students to discover the latest market trends…
Getting all our students together, mixing graphic, interior and fashion students, to ask them to work on environmentally friendly materials is just a Marbella Design Academy classic. Great minds meet; knowledge and ideas do get mixed, and our classroom tables get really messed up! Project to be presented this week!
Our first-year students are hard at work on the very first step of their journey: the initial collection sketches. Phase one is all about experimentation—getting every idea out on paper. Over the next few weeks, they’ll review these drawings, pick their favourites, and start refining them into polished designs ready for construction. Who else loves…
What happens when you mix Artificial Intelligence with Design Innovation? You get yesterday’s incredible MasterClass! We were thrilled to host Alberto de Cárdenas, international speaker, AI lecturer, and entrepreneur, for his session “AI to Phygital Innovation.” But this wasn’t just a sit-down lecture. Alberto rolled up his sleeves and gave our Master’s students a hands-on…
How do you prepare a designer for a world that’s about more than just good looks? You put them in the hot seat. As part of our ‘Evo Brief’—a project focused on professional development—our third-year Design students just completed a crucial milestone: the mock interview. We set up the scene; they showed up in their…
Stop two of our Málaga Field Trip: Jorge Rando Museum A short walk into the old town brought us to a very different space. Tucked inside the historic Monastery of Mercy, the Jorge Rando Museum is Spain’s first and only museum dedicated entirely to Expressionism and Neo-Expressionism. But this is not your typical museum. Here,…
Yes, it has the sun, the sea, and the southern Spanish lifestyle we all love. But over the years, it has also become something more: a true cultural hub. And that is exactly why we keep coming back. This month, our students spent the day exploring two very different museums—each offering a unique window into…