• Duration

    24 hours

  • SKILLS

    Fashion Illustration, Collage Techniques, Mixed Media Design, Trend Research, Concept Development, Storytelling Through Design and Portfolio Buiding.

  • Learners

    45+

  • Video

    4.5 hours

    • LEVEL

      Beginners

    Kintentional Collage

    Kintentional Collage is a mixed-media fashion project that explores how young people express identity, culture, and values through design, not by drawing perfect garments, but by cutting, sticking, layering, and experimenting.

    Blending fashion illustration and collage techniques, the project moves through trend research, silhouette development, and concept-building, encouraging students to think like designers and storytellers. Each stage helps participants explore fashion’s deeper meaning; how clothes can reflect who we are, what we stand for, and the world we want to create.
    Grounded in four key cultural fashion trends, from gender expression and nostalgia to sustainability and fan culture, this project develops critical thinking, visual communication, and creative confidence. Students build their own 6-look collection using moodboards, silhouette exploration, and collage couture, all guided by professional mentors.

    Rather than just consuming fashion, Kintentional Collage empowers young people to shape it; with purpose, emotion, and originality. The final outcome is a personal design portfolio that doesn’t just showcase talent, but tells a meaningful story.
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    Project contents

    Encouragement

    I feel like TICE has massively helped my confidence as it has helped me to feel comfortable around people I didn’t know and has pushed me to share and achieve work I am capable of creating and achieving myself

    Georgia - 14 yrs old.

    Great Experience

    I would say it is a great experience which you should definitely try because it teaches you so much about yourself and the industry you have chosen. I would say remember the submission dates, maybe write them down, as that really helped me stay on track.

    Ellen - 14 yrs old

    Commitment

    Try and really get into it and feel passionate about the project your doing. Take this as an opportunity to get better at social and personal work.

    Cailey - 15 yrs old

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    Created by

    Steph Ambridge

    Designer. Educator. Mentor.
    Steph Ambridge is a slow fashion designer, DT & Textiles teacher, and the TICE mentor behind Kintentional Collage. Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Steph combines industry experience from Abercrombie & Fitch, Next, and New Look with a passion for sustainable design and creative education.

    She is the founder of Ambridge Studio, a brand that creates timeless, adaptable garments with sustainability and longevity at its core. Alongside her design practice, Steph teaches DT & Textiles in secondary schools, nurturing young creatives to think deeply, work resourcefully, and design with purpose.