HAVING worked together many times over the past two years, Canada Goose and Central Saint Martins have just launched a multi-year partnership to build further ties and relations between the two names.
Since 2022, Canada Goose has collaborated with many Central Saint Martins students. For example, the brand launched the inaugural HUMANATURE Award for Responsible Design, which aims to encourage sustainable practices for a better future.
Now, the new partnership has conceived a first-of-its-kind project that unites Central Saint Martins’ MA Fashion and MA Material Futures courses. Combining science, technology, design and fashion, the project aims to create new materials which will, in turn, revolutionise the industry.
Design by Chie Kaya, Canada Goose HUMANATURE Award for Responsible Design winner 2023
The HUMANATURE Award for Responsible Design will also be making a poignant return for this year’s MA Fashion students. The 2024 winner will be announced at Central Saint Martins MA Fashion Show – which is also sponsored by Canada Goose and will be taking place on February 16th.
“This partnership represents a powerful opportunity to support upcoming talent, further innovating in design, and drive purposeful change from a grassroots level,” explains Juliette Streichenberger, president of EMEA & CGAG at Canada Goose. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with such a world-renowned design school to develop exceptional, emerging talent who have unparalleled potential to not only support us in our commitment to keep the planet cold and the people on it warm, but to truly propel the fashion and design industry forward.”
Primed for action and change, the partnership is certain to innovate and reinvent current industry standards.
by Sophie Richardson