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Io Sono FVG: I am Friuli Venezia Giulia.
ITS Contest 2025 is proud of its roots in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and its role in shaping the cultural future of the territory. Embracing the spirit of cultural exchange that defines this region, ITS Contest serves as both a collector and creator of new perspectives. ITS Contest 2025 is supported by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and Promoturismo FVG.
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OTB is an international fashion group comprising brands Diesel, Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, Marni and Viktor&Rolf. It also controls the Staff International and Brave Kid companies and holds a stake in American brand Amiri. OTB – short for “Only The Brave” – believes in the possibility of pushing beyond the frontiers of fashion and style, expressing the innovative spirit and uncompromising courage of its Founder and Chairman, Renzo Rosso. With around 7,000 employees worldwide, the Group is founded on a digital approach centered on the consumer, a concrete long-term commitment to the creation of a sustainable, technologically driven business, and close attention to social issues through the OTB Foundation. Since the first edition, OTB and Renzo Rosso have chosen to support the international ITS Contest, confirming their mission to support emerging designers from all over the world, encouraging their creativity and talent and promoting their growth and training in direct contact with professionals of the sector.
Since its creation, conceived as a universal, democratic object, Swatch has been thriving on diversity, multiplicity, dynamism, inclusion and positive energies that intertwine, feed on each other and multiply. In this vein, in 2011 the Swatch Art Peace Hotel opened in Shanghai: a remarkable position, in the heart of the most dynamic and vibrant of Chinese metropolis, a unique space in terms of dimensions, style and capacity, expressly conceived for artists of all generations, from all countries and all disciplines, that will make here their ‘home’ for a few months and have the chance to carry out their work and express their talent, meet other artists and interact with the local art community. Since its opening, the Swatch Art Peace Hotel has been hosting more than 540 artists from 58 countries. Ten of them were recipients of the ITS/Swatch Art Peace Hotel award in previous editions of the contest.
Vogue Eyewear
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EssilorLuxottica
EssilorLuxottica is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses. With over 190,000 employees across 150 countries, 650 operations facilities and 18,000 stores, its mission is to help people around the world to see more and be more by addressing their evolving vision needs and personal style aspirations. EssilorLuxottica is home to the most advanced lens technologies including Varilux, Stellest and Transitions, the most iconic eyewear brands including Ray-Ban and Oakley, the most desired luxury licensed brands and world-class retailers including LensCrafters and Sunglass Hut. The company’s OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation has given access to sustainable vision care to more than 760 million people in underserved communities.
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The Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana is the non-profit association that disciplines, coordinates and promotes the development of Italian fashion. It represents the highest cultural values of Italian fashion and aims to protect, coordinate and enhance its image, both in Italy and abroad.
Fondazione Ferragamo was established in 2013 with the aim of making the new generations aware of the values of craftsmanship and Made in Italy according to Salvatore Ferragamo’s work. The main purpose is to inspire young talents to pursue their creative dream.
Fondazione Sozzani is dedicated to the promotion of culture through photography, fashion, the fine arts, and applied arts. Since 2021, under the creative direction of Sara Sozzani Maino, the Fondazione curates projects dedicated to education, responsibility and awareness and supports the next generation of creatives.
Modateca Deanna, International Centre for Fashion Documentation, gathers and promotes the identity of the knitwear factory Miss Deanna, founded by Deanna Ferretti back in 1950. Modateca, research and creativity hub, under the leadership of Sonia Veroni, promotes the Italian Knitwear.
The Tutoring & Consulting Direction of Pitti Immagine supports designers and brands in their professional and creative development with orientation and consultancy activities.
WRÅD is a design studio for the sustainable evolution of the fashion industry. The collaboration with ITS supports the creativity of those who act for the realization of better systems – ethical and responsible.
Pharma Supporter
Founded in Trieste in 1948, Eurospital is an international healthcare company operating across 3 Business Areas that develops and markets pharmaceutical products, diagnostic devices and special diet food – gluten free and low-protein.
Travel Supporter
Trieste Airport offers air services to domestic and European destinations. Thanks to its strategic location, this airport is the ideal gateway to the Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto regions as well as to Slovenia, Croatia and Austria. Trieste Airport is an integrated multi-modal hub, for air-rail-road interchange, enhancing accessibility and connectivity.