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RACHEL EXPLORES FEMINISM IN COLLABORATIVE ARTWORK AT DESIGNER MAKERS MARKET

Established designers and makers welcome new talent to their ranks this Easter at the Designer Makers Market at The Witham in Barnard Castle. Read More
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Why the North East is the Creative Place to be

It’s fair to say, the good old capital gets a lot of hype. Year after year, new, eager, bright-eyed and bushy tailed students/graduates venture to London expecting to one day return to their home town with a who... Read More
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TEXTILES STUDENT LAUNCHES MUSEUM’S 2017 SEASON WITH MILITARY EXHIBITION

A talented textiles student from Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire has marked the start of the 2017 season at a popular Richmond museum with an exhibition featuring a collection of military-themed works. Rachel Fr... Read More
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Gucci Autumn/Winter 2017 Pre-Fall Collection

The Gucci Pre-fall collection has just landed and in true Gucci style, it’s retro, clashing, OTP and super kitsch. Brilliant combination, are we right? Printed pants, sports luxe jackets and a statement collar i... Read More
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EXHIBITION BY NORTHERN ARTISTS INSPIRED BY CHERNOBYL VISIT LAUNCHES AT HOUSE OF BLAH BLAH

A visit to Chernobyl by a group of northern artists and designers earlier this year has proved to be an inspirational experience, leading to an exhibition of their works which launches this week at House of Blah Blah ... Read More
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LEADING FASHION DESIGNER BRINGS HIS PASSION FOR FASHION TO NORTHERN ARTS SCHOOL

An award-winning fashion designer who has earned the praise of Karl Lagerfeld, Louis Vuitton and US Vogue, brought his expertise and passion for fashion to a specialist art and design college to inspire the next gener... Read More
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NEW CAMPUS FOR NORTHERN ART COLLEGE IS TAKING SHAPE

Specialist northern arts college Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD) is looking to the future needs of the ever growing creative industries with an £11m investment in its university-level campus in Hartlepool. ... Read More
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CCAD GRADUATES HELP TO CREATE STUNNING ART INSTALLATIONS FOR HISTORIC STABLE BLOCK AT FESTIVAL OF THRIFT

Three former students from Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD) are taking part in a project to create a series of striking new artworks and temporarily transform an historic stable block as part of the Festival... Read More
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TEXTILES GRADUATE SECURES WALLPAPER COMMISSION WITH BELGIUM DESIGN STUDIO

A County Durham designer, who recently graduated from Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD), has received her first commission to design wallpaper for an international textiles studio, and will be flying out to B... Read More
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JO’S DESIGN IS AN ABSOLUT SUCCESS!

44-year-old Jo Stenberg from Kenton in Newcastle, who recently graduated with a first class degree in Textile and Surface Design from Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD), has won a national design competition b... Read More