Archivio per Marzo 2021
5 treasures for the ITS Arcademy. Looking through the keyhole of a unique creative archive.
Now this is a tough question indeed: pick 5 items that best represent the archive of International Talent Support, from the over 240 outfits, 125 accessories, 86 jewellery pieces and 700 photography projects of a collection spanning 20 years and documenting the history of fashion evolution. The minute you pin down 5 there’s another 5 in the back of the head,…
Leggi tuttoITS 2020 explained episode 15: How to revive a millenary sustainable tradition, by Kin Yan Lam.
Kin Yan Lam is an Hong Kong based fashion designer, graduated from the Menswear MA Course at London College of Fashion. Kin Yan introduces Dong Cloth, a traditional handmade fabric sustainably produced by the Dong community in Southern China. Created through a process of picking cotton, spinning, weaving, embroidery, dipping in natural dyes, two years’…
Leggi tuttoHow to archive and index creativity. Exploring ITS Arcademy a collection spanning 20 years of international talent.
PREPARING THE ITS CREATIVE ARCHIVE FOR THE PUBLIC Since its foundation in 2002, International Talent Support has gathered over 18,000 projects from young fashion, accessories and jewellery designers, as well as from photographer, coming from all over the world. They have been neatly stored in the ITS Creative Archive, a home for the “history of…
Leggi tuttoITS 2020 explained episode 13: How to upcycle nylon socks into jewellery, by Bo Zhang.
Bo Zhang graduated from Pforzheim University in 2020. She was selected for the jewellery contest of ITS 2020 with her collection “Chamaeleon” The main material in Bo’s work are stockings, transformed through melting into unique forms. Working with fire on the one hand represents destruction. On the other hand, it symbolises new life. It can…
Leggi tuttoBuilding the ITS Soundtrack. Matching sound with emotions.
Bringing sound to a fashion show means discovering the perfect matches that will underline the inspirations and emotions of the designers. It is a long quest for the perfect beat and it has to fit into a coherent flow, capable of releasing the impact of the different projects. The mastermind fitting the ITS fashion show…
Leggi tuttoITS 2020 explained episode 12: How to use fashion as catharsis for trauma, by Aharon Israel Genish.
Aharon Israel Genish is a graduate from WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education. He was selected for the fashion contest of ITS 2020 with his collection “Lo Tishtok / You will not be silenced” One of the prominent phenomena in the ultra-Orthodox sector is life in the shadow of silencing. Children and teenagers are…
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