FASHION DESIGNER
April Glassbrow
April Glassbrow’s background includes experience in the fashion industry and as a pattern cutter for a luxury brand. She has also worked as a costume designer for theatre and film.
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FASHION DESIGNER
Neil Holbrook
Neil Holbrook, a graduate of the London College of Fashion, has 20 years of experience in the fashion and retail industries. He is the head of the editorial team for Harvey Nichols and has experience as a fashion designer, pattern cutter, and in buying and visual merchandising.
VISUAL MERCHANDISER
Sarah Manning
Sarah Manning is a Window Creator of New Dubai Airport, Harrods & Selfridges with 20 years of experience in visual merchandising. She also owns a freelance Visual Merchandising Company since 2006 and lectures on a visual merchandising course at UAL London College of Fashion.
VISUAL MERCHANDISER
Laura Lightbody
Laura Lightbody’s experience in visual merchandising includes working for London stores such as Harrods, Selfridges, and Marks & Spencer. She also owns a freelance Visual Merchandising Company since 2006 and lectures on a visual merchandising course at UAL London College of Fashion.
BRAND MANAGEMENT
Fabio Ciquera
Fabio Ciquera has worked in communication departments of major brands like Gian Franco Ferre’, the Chanel Group, and Zilli. Since 2010, he has lectured on Luxury Brand Management and Strategies at Istituto Marangoni and currently lectures Master Programmes on Luxury Brand Management at Paris & London. Fabio also conducts lectures on developing the local luxury market in emerging countries like Indonesia and China.
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Sara Corker
Sara Corker has 25 years of experience in the design industry and is an alumna of American Intercontinental University in London. She is a qualified teacher, trained Colour Therapist, and Project Manager. Sara owns her own design company (Sara Corker Designs), writes articles for the industry, and has just finished writing her book on ‘How to set up a successful Interior business.’ She is a Member of the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) and is on the Membership committee.
FASHION DESIGNER
Joseph Toronka
Joseph Toronka has been working in the fashion industry for over 15 years after studying for a degree in Product Development for Fashion at the London College of Fashion. He has worked in Fashion PR for major brands, and as a fashion and celebrity stylist with agency representation in the UK, Europe, and the USA. Joseph has experience shooting editorials and campaigns for prestigious and luxury brands, and as a celebrity stylist for some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. He also lectures at the London College of Fashion on Styling program.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Adrian Mott
Adrian Mott is a Course Director with over 40 years of professional experience in various fields such as fashion shoots, photojournalism, architecture, marketing production, and documentary photography. He is also a Course Leader for PG Diploma Photography Portfolio Development at the University of the Arts London. Adrian has experience in teaching and educational development, including developing and rewriting courses and validating post-graduate courses.
FASHION DESIGNER
Gintare Jankuniene
Gintare Jankuniene has over 20 years of experience in the fashion industry. She studied BA (Hons) Fashion Design in Lithuania and worked as a production designer for a high-end label and collaborated with Eugine Lin as a textiles designer for three seasons. Her prints for EL 2013 S/S collection were featured in British Vogue.
FASHION DESIGNER
Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers attended St Martins School of Art: College for the Distributive Trade course Started career at Selfridges as Visual Merchandiser and was Head of Creative Direction Art Director for Reiss Celebrity Fashion Stylist at Terri Manduca agency. Paul also headed up the Projects and Design teams for ‘Elemental Design’for for brands such as Fendi, Harrods and Selfridges. In Germany he heads the Global Windows for Hugo Boss.