Internationally renowned arts college, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (CSM), former home to some of the creative industries most successful players, will move their 4,500 strong student body into a specially designed campus complex in Kings Cross, in 2011. Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Lucien Freud, Matthew Williamson or Mona Hatoum are all alumni of University of the Arts which CSM "belongs" to. Needless to highlight the importance of this school to the creative industry sector.
Yesterday was the launch party to celebrate this move and I had the chance to attend it. Here are pictures of the event. Stella McCartney and "National Treasure" Sir Peter Blake were co-hosting the party and strongly highlighted the importance of CSM for UK economy.
"London is an incredibly inspiring city, everything comes to London: every gig, every exhibition, every theatrical performance. You get to see the world in London. It also has one of the best art, design and fashion colleges in the world - Central Saint Martins - breeding fantastic new talent. That is why King's Cross is so important for CSM and for London - it been designed to meet the needs of today's students and will bring all those amazing subjects under one roof." Stella McCartney, Fashion designer.
Stella also underlined the fact that London Fashion Week coincided with the birth of CSM. While UK is celebrating the 25th anniversary of London Fashion Week, there's no doubt CSM played an important role in raising London to what is perhaps the most innovative fashion capital.
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