Creative Futures Academy at NCAD is delighted to announce an incredible line up of guest speakers as part of this year’s ‘Professional Diploma in Fashion Communication’ starting in March! This year’s students will have the opportunity to learn from industry leaders including
🔹Robyn Lynch/ Creative Director & Menswear Designer
🔹Andrew Nuding / Photographer
🔹Celestine Cooney / Stylist
🔹Naoise O’Keeffe / magazine founder and photo editor
🔹Doreen Kilfeather / Photographer
🔹Isabella Rose Davey/ COO Copenhagen Fashion Week
This course at NCAD has been designed by Aisling Farinella to create a pathway for professionals and graduates looking to develop career opportunities within the fashion sector.
Meet the programme speakers from creative media industries, including fashion photography, styling, film, social media, art direction, advertising, publishing and journalism.
ROBYN LYNCH is a menswear, Luxury contemporary brand based in East London. Founded by Irish designer Robyn Lynch the brand was born out of a love and desire to represent Irish culture in the modern menswear market. The seasonal runway collections reflect all elements of its Creative Directors educational background in printed textiles and menswear through fabric dyeing techniques as well as technical garment construction. The brand’s cultural output is realised through seasonal London Fashion Week collections as well as special projects and collaborations.
Celestine Cooney is an Irish-born fashion stylist and creative consultant.
She has worked internationally for some of the industry’s biggest titles including US Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Japan, Dazed & Confused, iD Magazine, The FACE, Dust Magazine, Buffalozine, T magazine, Revue and WSJ Magazine.
Celestine’s work is characterised by a love of narrative and a distinct sense of humour which bring an unparalleled energy and optimism to her work. Her instincts for colour, texture and shape as well as the character, create a platform for visceral and captivating imagery.
She has worked with clients including Gucci, Acne Studios, United Colours of Benetton, Y-3, Adidas, M.i.h Jeans, Nike, Simone Rocha, JBrand, Barneys, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, Holzweiler, Masha Popova, Amiri, Levis, Aries, New Balance and Zara.
Celestine founded Home-Fries as part of the non-profit organisation Global Beaming of which she is CEO. Home-Fries is a series of physical or digital manifestations borne from socially conscious creative collaborations.
Naoise is a Photography Editor, Mentor and University Lecturer living and working in the UK. After graduating from Fashion Design at NCAD in 2014, she worked at various fashion houses and companies throughout Europe, from Asos to Vetements. In 2018, Naoise started a politics and arts publication called Hot Potato, since then she has worked as a photography editor for Port Magazine and the Financial Times Weekend and she is currently a lecturer at Goldsmiths University.
Andrew Nuding is a photographer based between London and Europe. He studied Fine Art and graduated from the National College of Art & Design in Dublin Ireland. In 2019, Nuding was a finalist at the 34th Hyeres International Festival of Fashion and Photography. The same year he was selected for the Red Hook Labs New Artist III exhibition in NY. In 2022, Nuding published his first photobook ‘Hunt the Wren’ during Frieze London at Dover Street Market.
Clients include The Travel Almanac, Another Magazine, Simone Rocha, Jo Malone, Standing Ground, Moncler, T Magazine, Farfetch, Max Mara
The benefits of this course and the learning our students received with access to such highly successful industry experts is unparrelled. The course is an opportunity for individuals from diverse backgrounds to explore the intersection of creativity, culture, and communication in the fashion industry.
Students from last year have already gone on to do great things in their careers. One student Amine Reda, created amazing work drawing inspiration from his Moroccan heritage. His magazine Ouzel, meaning ‘the soul’ in Berber, is a kaleidoscope of colors, patterns, and textures of his lived experience.
Lara Fagherazzi noted that during ’the course we got to connect with some of the amazing and eclectic names within the international fashion industry from photographers, designers and stylists to journalists, producers and creative directors. It was an amazing opportunity to get personal insights into the industry’.
Katie-Ruby McLaughlin Robinson recently styled and directed this striking shoot in L’OFFICIEL INC. for the beautiful editorial, Silent Language which was created as part of Katie’s final project, exploring the hidden codes in fashion—how garments communicate identity, culture, and meaning beyond words. Accompanied by a thought-provoking essay, her work examines fashion as a visual language that speaks volumes without a single word. Capturing in essence the spirit of this course!
