The College of Fashion and Design | Colombo, Sri Lanka

ABOUT US

College of Fashion and Design (CFD) is a joint venture between fashion industry leader CFW and SLIITINTERNATIONAL, the education expert; to offer the most relevant design courses that equip the next generation of empowered design entrepreneurs, creative leaders and chief executives. The unique programs offered at CFD are built on the platforms of Sustainability, Circularity and Responsible Design; lead with the belief that ‘design is a solution to an existing problem’.  Read More

LONDON

With over 160 years of creative excellence in education and research, acclaimed for their top teaching quality, and highly respected by creative sector employers; ranked as one of the top design universities in the world.

MILAN

Accademia della Moda, headquartered in Milan and Naples, is also the only higher education institute in the South of Italy that is acknowledged by the Italian Ministry of Education; placed among the best in Italy with access to over 50 colleges in the EU.

A WASC- and NASAD-accredited, specialized, private college located in Los Angeles, California; ranked as one of the top design institutes in the US.

 

LONDON

A not-for-profit Commonwealth-organization occupying a unique space for inclusive global fashion development, linking the 56 fashion industries of the Commonwealth. Based in London, its vision is to empower through design – Planet, People, Hope; within which education is a very important focus; with various educational symposiums hosted in London.

SRI LANKA

A premium, boutique architectural firm founded in 1999 by internationally renowned Sri Lankan Architects Murad Ismail and Channa Daswatte, stemming from the practice of Geoffrey Bawa Associates have created a modern Sri Lankan identity. They also manage the Geoffery Bawa Trust. Here in partnership with CFD, MICD is a patron and mentor for the Interior Design & Architecture department of CFD.

SRI LANKA

Colombo Fashion Week (CFW) one of the most important fashion week events in South Asia, with the participation of celebrity designers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, along with Europe and Australia, was founded as a developmental organization in 2003, in the middle of the civil war, to revive the fashion and design industry. CFW is now the backbone of the fashion design industry and the most covered Sri Lankan event after Cricket.

Courses

The courses made available to you at CFD are an expertly curated selection of the most vital epicentres in the creative and design world; tailor-made to create an empowered generation of professionals that contribute positively to the society and economy; built on the platforms of Sustainability, Circularity and Responsible Design.

Fashion
Design

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN

GRAPHIC DESIGN
& VISUAL
COMMUNICATION

Fashion
Design

A 3- year course that aims to educate you on how to both create and operate a fashion line by means of a comprehensive study plan curated to train highly qualified professionals with creative and technical skills, styling and pattern making, photoshoots, launching & managing a business, understanding the fashion market, managing fashion events and how to handle clients.

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN

A 3-year course that aims to build your ability to understand your client’s needs and behaviours, and how to blend them with social and ergonomic factors in order to design spaces that can be effectively lived in and used. You will also learn how to detect and improve the relationship between interior design and the nature of the services supplied in specific spaces.

GRAPHIC DESIGN & VISUAL COMMUNICATION

A 3-year course that aims to train creative designers with the necessary theoretical and practical background knowledge to design visual communication projects in the fields of multimedia, interactive communication and hypermedia; with a sound command of leading tools and methods of application benchmarked against top tier industry professionals across the world.

A 5-month certificate course endorsed by the Commonwealth Fashion Council in London; equipped with in-depth international knowledge on the environment of NFTs, the Metaverse and New Tech Media. This short course for professionals and new-tech enthusiasts is created to enhance their working knowledge and equip them with the processes made by the global digital landscape.

NEW TECH, META SPACE & DIGITAL MEDIA

SHORT
COURSES

Tailor-made professional short courses stemming from new found technologies to innovative design practices, set to enhance and accentuate key areas of interest and basic industry requirements of the design spectrum in today’s world.

Foundation Course 

An expert-curated program, tailored to fast-track the path for high-school graduates (post-O/Ls) to commence their higher educational journey towards a design-led degree; meeting all university criteria and academic requirements.

Fundamentals of Fashion Design

A program created to initiate the processes of creativity on a level that is relatable to creative design enthusiasts who have a passion for fashion. From the basics of drawing through to collection development, pattern-making and garment creation, this program sets the tone for a future in this exciting and evolving design arena.

Fundamentals of Interior Design

A program that enables aspiring interior designers to begin the creative journey into this multi-faceted industry that enables designers to visualize, create and deliver on targeted projects within their individual areas of interest.

Fundamentals of Filmmaking

This 3-month short course is an introduction to the fundamentals of Filmmaking and aims to instill the skills necessary to create a piece of media/film/content from conceptualization to final product.

Fundamentals of Visual Communication & Graphic Design

A program that hones the creative skills of aspiring designers, guiding them to understand and realize their creative potential. While creating industry-standard visual designs from sketching to digital graphics creation, and revamping a brand identity, students also absorb the scope of this creative discipline.

ACADEMIC
TEAM

CFD has engaged individuals who are high achievers within their individualized spheres, which also includes high calibre growth. They participate in scheduled lectures and knowledge sharing of their experiences, enhancing the transfer of ideas to students at CFD.

AllFashionInteriorDigital

Design
Board

CFD is supported by the Design Board, comprising of International and Sri Lankan professional leaders of relevant design industries. They provide mentorship, guidance and progressively evolve the overall vision of CFD, to make it competitive and provide cutting-edge thought processes for students to succeed locally and internationally.

 

SUSTAINABLE FABRIC 
INNOVATION BOARD

CFD has a professionally driven board that specializes in leading fabric innovation with knowledge and industry expertise. Sustainable fabrics are a global need and this board aligns students to this thought process while encouraging individually motivated innovation, led by regional & global fabric experts.

Latest 
News

CFD Fashion Design Students shine at IMAX

CFD Fashion Design Students shine at IMAX

  Keeping with on of our most fundamental requisite for creating an environment where design entrepreneurs have a foundation in...

August 14, 2024
Director of the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), visits CFD, Colombo

Director of the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), visits CFD, Colombo

Dr. Colin Holden, Director University for the Creative Arts (UCA) School of Architecture and Design, was at CFD Colombo campus to...

May 9, 2024
Sinhala & Tamil New Year Celebration at CFD

Sinhala & Tamil New Year Celebration at CFD

We at CFD celebrated the Sinhala & Tamil New Year, with festivities on campus, including traditional treats along with games...

April 19, 2024
A day of Italian Creativity & Design excellence

A day of Italian Creativity & Design excellence

His Excellency Ambassador Francovigh, the Italian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, together with esteemed creative industry professional Professor...

April 4, 2024
IUAD Members visit to CFD

IUAD Members visit to CFD

  The Academic Director of IUAD Giuseppina Auricchio along with IUAD External and International Relations Manager Massimo Cipolloni visited the...

April 1, 2024
Creative Design Capsule – Interior Architecture Design

Creative Design Capsule – Interior Architecture Design

  "How would you become a successful designer by remaining happy?" An intricate segment covered during the Creative Design capsule...

April 1, 2024
Creative Design Capsule – Circularity in Design & Sustainable Design

Creative Design Capsule – Circularity in Design & Sustainable Design

We at the CFD are constantly striving to build on creative communication awareness along with evolving knowledge sharing. In keeping...

January 31, 2024
Christmas party at The College of Fashion & Design

Christmas party at The College of Fashion & Design

The College of Fashion and Design (CFD) the premier design education provider in Sri Lanka and the Asian region, concluded...

January 3, 2024