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The suit, made of lace, hangs from the ceiling of an exhibition space. Either side of it are sheets of lace, the one on the left with a pattern of lines and diamonds, the one on the right much more traditional.

'Loom to Form', centre, flanked by 'Zellige' and 'Lydia Lace', showcased at Arizona State University, Phoenix.

Suit of Scottish Madras lace created by ECA professor

The garment, created by Programme Director of Fashion, Professor Mal James, uses bespoke lace from Ayrshire firm MYB Textiles, and was recently showcased in a prestigious exhibition in the US.

An image of the 'Breezophone', a concept design for a musical instrument. The Breezophone looks similar to a small recorder and has an on/off button, multicoloured band around the top and a small screen for showing what instrumental sound it is set to.

An image of the 'Breezophone', Jia Wu's winning concept design.

Jia Wu wins prestigious Red Dot Design Award for musical concept design

The winning design aims to tackle challenges experienced by elderly individuals when playing traditional wind instruments.

A fold-over bag with green graphic shapes on a black background and blue top. It is secured by a black strap and silver modern buckle.

Charlotte Roseberry's collaboration with British Airways. Image: British Airways

Charlotte’s design is flying high with British Airways

Painting alumna Charlotte Roseberry's collaboration with BA sees her work featured on a new limited-edition range of amenity kits.

A student is looking through a camera lens.

Students learning how to use equipment in a studio. Credit: Alex Nevill

New MFA Film Art will explore filmmaking in an artistic context

Students will split their time between ECA and Paris College of Art.

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ECA research podcast: Artful Inquiry

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Research

Research as inquiry and experiment

ECA is a vibrant and internationally-engaged interdisciplinary hub for creative innovation embedded within the world-leading University of Edinburgh.

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A photo of Charlene Scott's work displayed at the 2023 Graduate Show, on an off-white wall. Four framed artworks are side-by-side, each in a neutral, off-white tone, with different textures and patterns.

Image: Charlene Scott

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Exhibition Talbot Rice Gallery Exhibitions Talbot Rice Gallery: The Children are Now

Talbot Rice Gallery, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL

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Campus Tours Campus tours Our next set of campus tours will be running from January to May 2026, every Monday from 14:30 – 15:30, following the Central Campus and King’s Buildings tours.

Edinburgh College of Art Main Building, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF

A painting of monks and a king depicting Eugenius revealing his secret. The central figure opens his cloak to reveal his bare chest while other monks look on and the king raises his hand to him.

Seminar History of Art Research Seminar Series Trans Identities in Early Iberian Art: The Legend of St Eugenia Join History of Art for the next talk in the Research Seminar Series chaired by Prof. Claudia Hopkins.

Prof. Andrew Beresford