Elisa Palomino

Elisa Palomino (born 14 August 1969) is a Spanish fashion designer and educator. She was appointed as Fashion Print Pathway leader at Central Saint Martins [8] the University of the Arts London in 2012.

Education

Palomino was educated at Central Saint Martins [4](Postgraduate Textiles 1990) (MA Fashion-Textiles, 1992)

Fashion career

Palomino has over 25 years experience working in high-end design and luxury brands including John Galliano,[7] Christian Dior, Diane Von Furstenberg, Roberto Cavalli and Moschino.

In 2010 she launched her own label working on it for five consecutive seasons showing during New York, Milan, Rome, Madrid and London Fashion Week.[1] [2] [3] [5] [6]

Academic career

Palomino started her teaching career at Central Saint Martins [4] in 2002 as External Examiner for the BA Fashion Print Examination Board. She was appointed as Fashion Print Pathway leader at Central Saint Martins in 2012. She has sat on a range of international committees including as a panel member of International Talent Support (ITS), Mango International Fashion Competition, Remix, Bilbao Arts and Fashion. She has a teaching portfolio in a number of locations around the world: Polimoda, [10] Florence; Shenkar , Tel Aviv; Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen; Bunka Gakuen University, Tokyo; Academy of Art University, San Francisco; FIT Fashion Institute of Technology,New York; Iceland Academy of the Arts, Reykjavík; Academy of arts, Architecture & Design, Prague. Palomino's interests are in exploring design for sustainability and education for sustainable development principles [9], and cross-discipline and collaborative projects with the University and the Fashion Industry. She has run successful network projects (e.g. EU Horizon 2020-MSCA-RISE: FishSkin a Sustainable Raw Material; EU COSME WORTH project: Fishskinlab Fish leather in the Luxury Industry). She is a Fulbright Scholar at the Smithsonian Institution Artic Studies Center. Her research, recent fieldwork and workshops can be followed at: http://www.fishskinlab.com


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