The Fantastic Winners of ITS#NINE!
July 17, 2010
The Fantastic Winners of ITS#NINE!
This edition is over, attention already on next year...See you at ITS#TEN!
International Talent Support
Trieste 16 - 17 July 2010
The Confederation of Fantastic Voyagers announces its winners! International Talent Support, a platform created and developed by EVE in collaboration with Diesel and YKK, was able to strike over 400 guests once again. In the beautiful "Salone degli Incanti", transformed in a retro-futuristic steampunk spaceship to match this year's flamboyant concept, ITS#NINE celebrated this year's most amazing young creativity on 16 and 17 July 2010 searched out by ITS all over the world. A network of 880 schools, over 7300 portfolios from more than 80 nations, over 340 finalists supported throughout their career, 651 journalists from 35 countries representing 624 magazines, producing more than 1750 articles and 43 TV shows in 65 countries. Support and job opportunities provided in companies such as John Galliano, Christain Dior, Antonio Marras, Roberto Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen. Impressive numbers collected by ITS in nine editions.
The ITS#NINE "spaceship" literally "landed" on Friday 16 July, with the Vernissage of ITS#ACCESSORIES. A spectacular choreography on the location quay opened the doors of the location just as if it were revealing examples of the unknown collected from a fantastic journey through the universe: the accessories exhibition of the 10 finalists' projects! Huge metallic cogs, time capsules, steam-powered devices, tubes and cable wire everywhere were part of the set-up created by Belinda De Vito. Projections hinting at engine rooms and sounds devised for an immersive experience, together with the wonderful videos produced by Fabio Bressan shown on the 26 x 6 metres videowall completed the picture.
On Saturday 17 July it was time for "takeoff". With a fashion show in front of all of the ITS#NINE guests and the local Institutions of Trieste, the incredible projects of the 12 ITS#FASHION finalists were revealed. "Boarding cards" for the fantastic voyage were delivered to everyone with safety procedures in case of emergencies, just like a real flight. It was instead a surreal and irresistible journey through the highest expressions of creativity, the icing on the cake represented by the Diesel project show: 12 outfits specifically produced in denim by the finalists.
One of the peaks of the evening was the presentation of next year's Anniversary, ITS#TEN. Master of Ceremony Victoria Cabello together with the Director of EVE/ITS Barbara Franchin called on stage Trieste’s mayor Roberto Dipiazza and Diesel President Renzo Rosso. Together they launched a video introducing ITS#TEN. In the intentions of EVE it will be a never before seen celebration of creativity involving the whole city.
In the same dates of ITS#NINE Trieste hosts an exhibition dedicated to Raffella Curiel, Fashion's Intellectual. From 5th to 30th July the "Museo Commerciale" in the town centre exhibits a selection of outfits from the ITS#ARCHIVE, the "protected reserve for talent" created by EVE collecting over 150 outfits, accessories and hundreds of photography projects from all of the editions of ITS.
THE WINNERS
The ITS#NINE Jury that decided the winners was composed of: Dutch design duo Viktor&Rolf, always at the top of the favourite designers list of the young talents who enrol in ITS, Bruno Collin Diesel Art Director, Sara Maino Fashion Editor Vogue Italia/Vogue Talent, Nina Nitsche Maison Martin Margiela, Barbara Franchin Head of EVE/ITS, Deanna Ferretti Maglificio Miss Deanna, Elisa Palomino Fashion Designer, Mandi Lennard Founder and Head Mandi's Basement, Bernadette Wittmann Glittenberg Founder and Head of BWG S.L, Valentina Maggi Director of the Design Practice at Floriane de St. Pierre, Giampietro Baudo, Editor in Chief Milano Finanza Fashion, Maria Luisa Pomaillou Founder and Buyer Maria Luisa boutique, Donald Potard, Founder and Head of Agent de Luxe, Mason Jung Winner of "Collection of the year" Award at ITS#EIGHT, Kei Kagami Fashion Designer and Chau Har Lee Winner of Accessories Collection of the Year Award at ITS#EIGHT.
ITS#FASHION:
Fashion Collection of the Year: Takashi Nishiyama, Japanese, CoconogaccoFashion Special Prize: Yong Kyun Shin, South Korean, Central St.Martins College of Art and Design
Diesel Award: Michael Kampe, German, Hogeschool Antwerpen
RA Award: Niels Peeraer, Belgian, Hogeschool Antwerpen
ITS#ACCESSORIES:
Accessories Collection of the Year: Sarah Williams, British, London College of Fashion
YKK Award: Emma Yeo, British
Absolut Award:Sarah Williams, British, London College of Fashion
ModAmont Award: Yuwen Lu, Taiwanese, London College of Fashion
ITS#NINE would not have been possible without the strong contribution of the local institutions. A warm thank you goes to the Trieste Town Hall, to Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia and Turismo FVG, to Fondazione CRTrieste, Camera di Commercio di Trieste, Trieste Trasporti and Trieste Terminal Passeggeri for their substantial support to the event. Develon is the internet partner and allows www.itsweb.org to be online. FTape in the UK and Noovo Editions in Spain offer a coverage of the event on their prestigious wbesites. Design4Rent provides the outdoor furniture.
ITS#NINE is created and organized by EVE. DIESEL is the first brand who believed in the project and is the main partner of ITS#FASHION; YKK is the main partner for ITS#ACCESSORIES; SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTS is sponsor of the accessories field. Develon is our internet partner. Backed by Regione FVG, Comune di Trieste, Fondazione CRTrieste, CCIAA, Trieste Trasporti, Trieste Terminal Passeggeri and Acegas APS.
(For more information contact the ITS Press Office: Alessandro Offer - Tel. +39/040/3220970, presssoffice@itsweb.org. Fax +39/040/3221245 - EVE SrL - P.za Venezia 1 - 34123 Trieste - ITALY. Please visit our website: www.itsweb.org).
