The Condé Nast Center of Fashion & Design in Shanghai. (Courtesy Photo)
The Condé Nast Center of Fashion & Design in Shanghai. (Courtesy Photo)
Contents
- The center has been open for 10 months now—has anything surprised you about operating a fashion school in China?
- Why was Shanghai chosen as one of the company’s first locations globally?
- What does this brand extension mean for Condé
- Nast’s business in China as a whole?
- What are the differences between the programs offered by your school and those of a traditional design education at one of China’s government-run fashion schools?
- Many aspiring Chinese designers head abroad to schools like Central Saint Martins and Parsons to study. Do you think Condé
- Nast will help bring some of the center of gravity back to China?
- As a publishing company, what are Condé
- Nast’s strengths in starting a design school? Are there any challenges?
- You offer classes in both Chinese and English—have you seen any demand from foreign students to attend?
- Do most students plan to work within China after they graduate or are they preparing to go abroad?
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