Education & Design - UK Footwear Schools

The following links and addresses provide essential information of the major footwear design schools in the UK. For other university listings visit UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). If you would like to add your university, school or college to this list, please email Shoeworld.com with details of the courses of study which are available.


Cordwainers College
182 Mare Street
LONDON
E8 3RE
tel: +44 (0)181 985 0273
fax: +44 (0)181 985 9340
website: www.cordwainers.ac.uk
email: cordwainerslibrary@mail.easynet.co.uk

Cordwainers College is a unique, highly specialised college with an international reputation for excellence, which draws students from all over the world. Initially established as a leather-trades school, Cordwainers College now provides courses in Footwear, Accessories, Art & Design, and Saddlery.

Tresham School of Footwear
Contact: Richard Coles/Irene Lawri
Church Street
Wellingbor'
NN8 4PD
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
tel: +44 (0)1536 413123
fax: +44 (0)1536 522500
website: www.tresham.ac.uk
email: info@tresham.ac.uk

The facilities for footwear at Tresham are second to none. Through our centre at Wellingborough we have worked closely with major industries to ensure that our courses and facilities are up to date with industry requirements. The Footwear Centre was purpose built to serve the Northamptonshire Footwear Industry. It is well equipped as a small production unit for ladie's, men's and children's shoes. Courses include visits to tanneries and machine suppliers and guest speakers from the footwear industry.

De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH
tel: +44 (0)116 255 1551
fax: +44 (0)116 257 7515
website: www.dmu.ac.uk
email: enquiry@dmu.ac.uk

The Footwear Design programme is concerned with the development of each individual's creative design interests. A variety of modules will enable you to extend your ideas into reality by integrating your design innovation with the relevant technical processes. Your realised design work can range from an individual crafted artefact right through to products for high street stores. An important aspect of the degree is the integration of Cultural Studies and Computer Aided Design.

Edinburgh College of Art
Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9DF
Scotland
UK
telephone: +44 (0)131 221 6000
fax: +44 (0)131 6001
website: www.eca.ac.uk
email: registration@eca.ac.uk

Design & Applied Arts: Performance Costume. These courses are designed for students who aspire to future careers in the fashion and performance costume industry. Experience is provided for the creative designer through an understanding of materials, design, illustration, cutting techniques, history of costume and footwear, applied decoration, collaborative projects with the textiles department and embroidery.


London Institute
65 Davies Street
London
W1Y 2DA
telephone: +44 (0)20 7514 6197
website: www.linst.ac.uk
email: c.anderson@linst.ac.uk

The London College of Fashion is the leading UK provider of specialist courses, designed specifically to act as passports to employment in the fashion, style and beauty industries. It offers a unique range of subjects unmatched even by the handful of specialist colleges world-wide. Many of the College's courses are unique and offer students an experience unobtainable elsewhere in the UK.

The British School of Leather Technology
Nene University College
Northampton
Contact: Dr.R.J.Roy Boughton
Green Road
NORTHAMPTON
NN2 7AL
tel: +44 (0)1604 735500
fax: +44 (0)1604 711183

Please note: All details of schools and colleges listed in this directory are correct at the time of publishing. Please feel free to inform us of any changes to site details that you experience.