MACHINA Lonati Fashion and Design Institute is the fi rst school in Italy where vocational training is directed toward applied research. It is a post diploma three year school modelled upon the university system and it welcomes the best traditions of the European Institutes of design, fashion and marketing. It is directed towards high school or university graduates, but also towards professionals that want to continue a more complete and updated professional training to answer to the constant demand and evolution of the work market.
MACHINA Lonati Fashion and Design Institute is unique as far as training technological stylists specialized in the "seamless" method. It is aware of the strategic importance of an "operative" marketing, linked to the problems of production, of distribution and of the development of the image coordinated with businesses. It has been able to interpret the real needs of product design by means of research and project development supported by the rich industrial system technologically up to date.
MACHINA Lonati Fashion and Design Institute is the result of synergies between the Adele and Francesco Lonati Foundation (named after its founders of the Industrial Group Lonati) and the Foppa Group Cooperative which for years has been operating successfully in our territory. the history of the Lonati S.p.A. is set in the process of development of the Italian industry of the post-war years and is known for its strong spirit of initiative besides the effi cient innovative strategies. the strength of this remarkable Business Group made up of different trade marks in the mechanical, electronic and steel sectors is proven by the economic results and by the leading position reached world wide in the market for fashion industry machines. The Cooperative Foppa Group promotes an education aimed at a humanistic cultural student training and at the development of their intellectual and creative resources. It is in constant contact with the transformations of the society and with the changing market needs.

MACHINA LONATI PROPOSES three innovative post-diploma courses, credited by mIUR (ministry of Education, of the University and of Research) of 28/03/2003:

• Fashion Technology Design
• Marketing Management and Business Communication
• Industrial Design (with a possible major in Domotics and Automation)

the three year courses are reserved to a selected number of 20 students per course and are designed to train highly specialized professionals in the field of fashion, design and marketing. In order to educate professionals able to operate immediately in specialized companies, machina Lonati aims at internship programs and fl exible educational teaching, well-known University professors and professionals coming from leading companies.

MACHINA LONATI OFFERS:

• Basic training by means of updated teaching that combines practical courses to the application of knowledge and leads the students towards a diploma that allows them to directly work in a highly qualifi ed fi eld.
• Research, development and transfer of technologies by means of projects supported and fi nanced by Agencies and Businesses or by different collaborations in the area.
• Refresher courses for fi rms and institutions.

MACHINA LONATI IS BASED on:

• A close link with the area.
• Vocational training based on an evident practical-operative approach.
• It is open to international relations, foreign institutions and exchange of knowledge and skills.