meet the team
Our small and intimate academy only has a limited number of places available, making each one precious. This means that students who study here are highly motivated and eager to discover, develop and liberate their creative spirit. The small groups allow us to offer an individualistic approach to education. We only accept 25 to 32 students per year, per programme and therefore our students get a level of personal attention and tuition which is the envy of many large and more impersonal schools.
Cristiano Carciani
BA (Hons) – MPa
Director
Adele Parker
BA (Hons)
Fashion Design Programme Leader
Fashion & Textiles Design, Live Industry Projects, Clo3D, Portfolio
Frank De Rooij
Master’s degree
Fashion Business Programme Leader
Branding, Communication, Live Industry Projects
Jessica Pronk
BA (Hons)
Foundation & Fast-Track Programme Leader
Fashion Design
Hilary Robertson
BA (Hons)
Student Well Being Lead / Pathway Leader Industry Practice & Internship
Personal Development Plan, Preparation for Internship
Shari Akal
BA (Hons) – MTech
Module Leader & Senior Lecturer
Fashion Theory, Final Collections Realisation, Dissertation
Timea Andrea Lelik
PhD
Academic Path Leader & Lecturer
Historical & Contextual Studies, Dissertation
Lívia Pinet
PhD
Lecturer
Fashion Theory, Historical & Contextual Studies, Dissertation
Abigail Griffin
BA (Hons)
Lecturer
Fashion Design
Lucy Anderson
BA (Hons)
Lecturer
Fashion Design
Marina Sasseron
Master of Arts
Lecturer
Pattern Cutting
Alireza Massoumnia
BA (Hons)
Lecturer
Pattern Cutting
Sina Steidinger
Master’s degree
Lecturer
Sustainability & Product Development
Ariane Fourquier
Master’s degree
Lecturer
Fabric Technology, Portfolio 1
Kat Kozic
BA
Lecturer
Business Studies & Entrepreneurship
Brian Bosio
Master’s Degree
Lecturer
Fashion Communication & Branding
Elina Hyvarinen
BA (Hons)
Lecturer
Business Awareness
Jennifer Grube
BA (Hons)
Lecturer
Visual Presentation, Digital Design
Debra Knoop
Master’s degree
Lecturer
Historical and Contextual Studies
Bayu Wichmann
BA (Hons)
Lecturer
Academic Writing
Julian Stips
BA (Hons)
Lecturer
Fashion Illustration
Hanneke Ketting
BA (Hons) – PGCE
Senior Lecturer
Pattern Cutting & Realisation
Beata Micialkiewicz
BA – MA
Lecturer
Fashion Styling
Alicia Wiid
Business Coach
Lecturer
Go-to-Market Project
John Clancy
BA (Hons)
Lecturer
Business Plan, Finance Basics
Iris van Opstal
DRS – MSc
Lecturer
Fashion Marketing, Final Major Project
Radha Jethu
Ph.D
Lecturer
International Business
Olga Salamon
BA (Hons)
Student Support
Valerie Bogaert
BA (Hons)
Talent Acquisition
Experience the Amsterdam Fashion Academy like never before during our exclusive Open Days. These personalized experience, led by our experienced lecturers, offer an in-depth exploration of the fashion world.