Stan Peeters

The body is a pavilion

I:C 10x10x10 Award 2026
I:C OTB Award 2026

Visionaries like Isamu Noguchi, Zaha Hadid, and Charles & Ray Eames have profoundly influenced the development of Stan Peeters’ collection. Their ability to sculpt space, to balance softness and structure, resonated with his desire to envision garments not just as clothes, but as elegant wearable sculptures integrating architectural shapes and 3D-printed accessories. The sculptural 3D-printed glasses with laser cut plexi, inspired by the artworks of Olafur Eliasson, add a bold, futuristic touch, bringing every look together. His choice of materials reflects a dialogue between the natural and the industrial, with custom steel hardware and wooden jewellery created in collaboration with his father. Mixing bright tones with natural hues, aiming for a sophisticated, intimate silhouette, Stan houses the body in a pavilion.

I:C 10x10x10 Award 2026

All winners will receive:

a 10 days creative Residency
10 months feature in the “RISE AND SHINE” Exhibition at ITS Arcademy – Museum of Art in Fashion
€10,000

I:C OTB Award 2026

The OTB Group will offer a day of training visits to OTB’s headquarters, where young designers will be able to see first-hand the stages involved in creating the Group’s brands’ garments and accessories, as well as a mentoring and coaching session on best practices in sustainability with OTB Group experts.

Motivation

We had the pleasure of welcoming the young ITS designers to the headquarters of OTB Group and Diesel. We shared with them our commitment to sustainability, and it was inspiring to see how much curiosity they showed towards these topics. At the same time, engaging with young designers from all over the world brought energy, freshness, and diverse perspectives, continuously enriching and nurturing our company’s DNA. Moments like these represent a true exchange: on one hand, the opportunity to share what we do every day in our work; on the other, the chance to offer insights, suggestions, and a concrete vision of what it means to build one’s own path in the fashion industry. During the visit, the designers had direct contact with the Diesel denim world, visiting the brand’s headquarters, its creative spaces, and the historical archive, which holds over 80,000 research and collection pieces from 1978 to today. Sharing our passion and the story of this brand with curious and passionate young talents is always an opportunity for mutual inspiration.

Project selection motivation

Peeters’ fashion absorbs architecture's ethos. It turns the body into a guest of a garment. His clothes are cockpits of a habit. What surprises and stimulates is the quality of the architectural and design references that nourish the imagination of this creator who, in continuity with his own world, generates others in which more people can feel at ease. One is moved by the coherence with which he conceives garments and accessories—each an extension of the other. Peeters dresses a fighter armed with visual identity, colors, and radical cuts. A Vitruvian fashion in which space is measured by the body dressed for movement.