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Textiles and surface design Laura Jade Allen got an unexpected surprise when she saw her wallpaper designs appear on This Morning! Interior designer Sophie Robinson transformed the This Morning green room into a little bit of paradise with a tropical theme, which featured Laura from Hartlepool's designs which were exhibited in her graduate exhibition at CCAD in 2014. The college is […]

The Northern School of Art foundation diploma alumnus, Ben Benoliel is an industry renowned fashion photographer. Having worked with some of the top names in the business, Ben’s plethora of clients range from iD magazine, LOEWE, Wallpaper magazine, Bang and Olufsen to Billionaire Boys Club. He lived the London life for 10 years and now lives back in his hometown […]

Students from the textiles department are getting the chance to show off their most creative designs at in international trade show in Paris this week. Located in the fashion capital of the world from 16th-19th February, Premiere Vision Designs is the leading show for creative textiles and surface designs, where new fashion and textile talents are sought, and students from […]

Level 5 (second year) costume interpretation with design students got so immersed in their specialist millinery module that they decided to showcase their creations in a special HATwalk show. Their hats were reproductions from the works of great milliners such as Phillip Treacy and Jane Smith and high profile costumiers in the film industry, which showcased the exemplary making skills of […]

A specialist art and design college in the north east is driving forward the creative skills agenda to further boost the industry and ensure its growth by addressing future skills gaps for employers. Cleveland College of Art & Design (CCAD) is collaborating with Creative Industries Federation (CIF) - the national membership organisation for the arts, cultural education and creative industries […]

CCAD students, past and present, have been involved in the making of Ripper: A superhero fan flick which pits Batman against Jack the Ripper, which has recently been released on YouTube. The short film is based in London  in 1888 when the Ripper murders are gripping the country. The people of Whitechapel are afraid to walk the streets at night, the police are […]

Students from Cleveland College of Art & Design (CCAD) have collaborated with new arts and music company Pink Steam Productions to bring one night of exceptional talent from north east artists with an eclectic art exhibition. [su_slider source="media: 9549,9550,9548,9547,9546,9545,9544,9543,9542,9541,9540,9539" width="800" height="600" title="no"]   Keren Pearson, owner of art gallery The House of Blah Blah, set up Pink Steam Productions to […]

The historic streets of Hartlepool took a ghostly turn as students from Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD) revealed a full-sized fantasy world based on the spooky spirits of Hartlepool-past, which was today opened by TV production designer Tina Sherifa Hicks. Titled ‘The Haunted Histories of Hartlepool’, second-year students designed and built a full-scale studio set of a street […]

UK’s Creative Industries grew by 8.9 per cent in 2014 – almost double UK economy as a whole UK’s Creative Industries generate nearly £9.6million per hour 2016 set to be another blockbuster year for UK’s music, film, video games, TV and publishing sectors The creative industries contributed £84.1bn to the British economy in 2014 and grew almost twice as fast […]

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES WORTH ALMOST £10 MILLION AN HOUR TO ECONOMY UK’s Creative Industries grew by 8.9 per cent in 2014 - almost double UK economy as a whole UK’s Creative Industries generate nearly £9.6million per hour 2016 set to be another blockbuster year for UK’s music, film, video games, TV and publishing sectors The creative industries contributed £84.1bn to the […]

To give you an opportunity to view some of the fantastic facilities on offer in our textiles department, our Level 6 (third year) students let the cameras in to allow a timelapse to be created while they worked. Nine of our students had been working on an eight colour seperation repeat for a couple of months as part of their studies, which they filmed […]

Claire Barrow is a fashion designer fêted for her hand-painted unisex leather designs has been interviewed as part of the North project by SHOWstudio. The project is motivated by questioning existing depictions of the North of England in fashion imagery, SHOWstudio editor Lou Stoppard and Manchester-based academic Adam Murray teamed up to unpick Northern identity, the effect of geographic space on creative […]

We are delighted to report that we have successful secured a further planning permission for the plans for our new premises on Lynn Street, Hartlepool. We have a very positive relationship with the planning department within Hartlepool Borough Council and have worked together to secure a planning permission that works well for the project delivery as well as being the first […]

Our costume degree is constantly getting students ready for the world of being a costumier. Our visits play a part in this, due to our links with Angels Costumes, our students were able to access a fantastic behind the scenes tour of the best in the business! First year costume interpretation with design student, Sophie Lancaster from Richmond in North […]

Abby Dennison of Sunday Girl, our guest blogger discusses just how important her final major project was in a post which may motivate you. Students take note; The fact is (hopefully) you're doing a course you love to be qualified to ultimately land your dream job. Am I right in saying 'you can't wait to graduate to get started properly', well […]