[ENG] [.pdf / 90Kb] - International Talent Support

YKK is the main partner of ITS ACCESSORIES and supports the only contest in the world dedicated to all typologies of fashion accessories.
The YKK Award will assign to the winner a €10,000 cash prize and YKK’s support in developing his/her career in fashion. The
winner will be covered in the September issue of Dazed&Confused, the prestigious British magazine. The Accessories Collection of the
Year will assign € 5,000 towards the development of a collection to be showcased out of competition at ITS 2014, on which occasion the
winner will also sit on the jury. Moreover the winner of the Accessories Collection of the Year will be offered the chance by ModAmont - the
International Tradeshow of Trimmings and Accessories for Fashion to run an exhibition of his/her creations at the next show in September
2013 and will be featured in the show’s catalogue and website.
SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS is the main partner of ITS JEWELRY - the Jewelry Design Competition, open to all jewelry design academies
worldwide and to young jewerly creators, will grant the SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Jewelry Award, consisting of a €10,000 cash prize
and a 6-month internship at the Swarovski headquarters in Wattens (Austria). SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS has asked finalists to create a
jewerly piece inspired by the design briefing “Ecopolis” and will provide a special assortment of colors and shapes of which the finalists
are free to choose for their designs.
ITS is also starting a new, exciting synergy with Eyes On Talents, the online platform used by global design-led brands and publications
to discover and connect with today’s best talent, that will assign to a contestant of ITS FASHION or ITS ACCESSORIES the Eyes on
Talents Award, worth € 3,000 and featured profile communication to all Eyes on Talents member brands.
In the 2013 edition the contest will celebrate a new partner, SWATCH, that will collaborate with ITS JEWELRY putting at stake €5,000
and the collaboration with their creative teams, stimulating the finalists to create a project inspired by the briefing “Falling in LOVE with
Style - Swatch beyond the watch”, using innovative techniques and materials.
Our official media partners are Vogue.it/Vogue Talents – the section of Vogue dedicated to talents, published once a year as a supplement
to Vogue Italia’s September issue – and Trieste daily Il Piccolo. Design42day is web media partner.
CITROËN was born 90 years ago at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. A dynamic and creative brand, in 2010 it launched the DS line, a new line
of distinctive products that today features the DS3, DS4 and DS5. Building on its “Créative Technologie” positioning, CITROËN markets
a range including a full-electric car as well as vehicles equipped with e-HDi micro-hybrid and Hybrid4 full hybrid technology.
ABSOLUT VODKA leader brand in the spirits sector and worldwide lifestyle icon, is the beverage partner of ITS 2013.
L’Oréal Professionnel is our supporter for Hair Styling.
Design4Rent provides the outdoor furniture. ILLY, a reference for coffee culture and excellence, is a supporter of ITS and will provide
coffee for all of the ITS guests.
Heliv, creator of high-tech tools for new transparent lighting products, Idea Prototipi, specialised in bringing ideas to life, and Foscarini,
a company that conceives, develops and produces more than lamps, pure emotions - are new ITS 2013 technical supporters. The Office
is our confirmed technical supporter.
Develon, the internet partner of ITS, is a company specialised in developing projects that integrate both interactive and traditional communication
and www.itsweb.org is operational thanks to their contribution. Working closely with ITS for a long time now, Develon always
finds the simplest and most innovative solutions.
ITS 2013 is organized in collaboration with Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, Turismo FVG, Comune di Trieste, Acegas APS and under
the patronage of Ministero dei Beni Culturali.
ITS WHERE
The city: ITS is in Trieste… an alternative setting, an untouched area in the middle of Europe and outside the institutional fashion circuit,
in a border city overlooking the open sea.
The internet site: beyond the annual event, ITS virtual life is on the web - www.itsweb.org - where a large space is dedicated to promoting
and supporting the ITS FAMILY, composed of over 400 ITS former finalists, with news and info on their latest projects. ITS is on line
also with the Facebook International Talent support page (https://www.facebook.com/itsweb.org?ref=ts&fref=ts) and the Twitter account
ITS 2013 (https://twitter.com/ITSplatform), always updated with ITS latest info.
The schools: ITS is present in all the schools that back the project: about 1000 schools over 70 countries. A few names? Central St. Martins
(London), The Royal College of Art (London), Royal Academy of Art (Antwerp), Institut Français de la Mode (Paris), Domus Academy
(Milan), Iuav (Venice), Polimoda (Florence), Shenkar College (Tel-Aviv), S. Francisco Academy of Arts, Cogonogacco (Tokyo).
Around the world: In order to bring ITS around the globe, in spring a Scouting Tour hits different schools. The network extends from
schools, to fashion houses, to press and opinion leaders.
ITS WHEN
ITS 2013 TIMING ITS 2013 Event 12-13 July 2013
ITS 2013 Launch January 2013
Enrollment Deadline 22 March 2013
Preselections
19 April 2013 JEWELRY
23 April 2013 ACCESSORIES
24 April 2013 FASHION
12 July
ITS ACCESSORIES and ITS JEWELRY Exhibitions Vernissage
13 July
ITS FASHION SHOW + Award Ceremony + Aftershow
For further information please contact ITS Press Office:
Alessandro Offer – phone +39 040 3220970, fax +39 040 3221245 email: pressoffice@itsweb.org www.itsweb.org
EVE S.r.l., P.za Venezia, 1 – 34123 Trieste, ITALY