Today marks 40 years since the death of Edward James, our founder, poet and patron of the arts. To honour his life and legacy, West Dean College’s Collections Team collaborated with MA Book Conservation students to create a special display showcasing James’s extraordinary body of work.

We sat down with Sarah Burns after her 3 day course on block printing with natural dyes to her learn about her practice, her obsession with pattern and the importance of exploration.

Diploma Applied Interior Design graduate, Rebecca Leivars, updates us on life after graduation and gives us an insight on being the Founder and Creative Director of LEIVARS Interiors Studio.

Today, 23rd November 2024, marks 60 years since the establishment of The Edward James Foundation—a charitable organisation founded by Edward James, who gifted his House, Collection, Garden, and Estate to create what we now know as West Dean College. 

Diploma interior design student, Mira Kjöller, talks about their work placement at Nefarious Design.

Psychologist Kari Leibowitz encourages us to rewrite our narrative around winter and make the most of the opportunities this season brings. Rest, reflection and, above all, creativity.

Over summer, students and tutors from the metalwork and furniture conservation programs undertook the conservation of a Schubert's Veneer Press.

Four Tutors from the West Dean Books Department have been involved in the highly prestigious 2024 Booker Prize for Fiction bookbinding competition. 

We sit down with Jane Fox at our London campus to discuss her short course on making intaglio prints with tetrapak cartons.