London Barcelona 2011: Dual City Summer Sessions In Art And Design

Online, January 31, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The Dual City Summer Sessions are a series of intensive international programmes specifically created to present world-class cities from different yet complimentary art and design perspectives, they build upon the successful London Milan courses, now in their sixth successful year.

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London is collaborating with Elisava, Escola Superior de Disseny in Barcelona, to offer a fascinating European design journey over four weeks in Summer 2011. Starting in the vibrant, sprawling metropolis of London with its wealth of sources of inspiration from the past to the present and ending in one of southern Europe's most desirable, design focused cities that continues to be at the vanguard of innovation.

Courses are for portfolio-builders, current students, new professionals and creative individuals in advertising, architecture, art history, furniture design, visual merchandising, photography and theatre design. No previous specialist knowledge is required to join.

Course dates and titles for 2011:
27 June - 7 July at Central Saint Martins, London
8 - 11 July independent travel from London to Barcelona
12 - 22 July at Elisava Escola Superior de Disseny, Barcelona
(45 hours in each city, 10am - 4pm)

Advertising Now: thinking and creating digitally
Architectural History of London and Barcelona
New Approaches to Product Design
Furniture Design for inside and outside spaces
Where Art Meets Design
Smart Tools Design: consumer electronics and phone apps
Photography and the City, Art and Architecture
Visual Merchandising from Heritage to Mass Market Brands
Experience Theatre: performing arts in London and Barcelona

During these four weeks students will be exposed to the latest, most relevant design thinking in their chosen subject from local and visiting English speaking tutors who are specialists in their fields, both as teachers and external practitioners often with their own businesses.