[size=14][red]ITS 2016[/red][/size] marked 15 years of the International Talent Support competition divided into 4 separated fields - ITS Fashion, ITS Accessories, ITS Jewelry, and ITS Artwork - each with their own dedicated contest, jury and awards which were assigned during the Finals on July 16th 2016. Furthermore, the competition this year was about sustainability, making it a key criteria for award-winners.

Barbara Franchin launched [size=14][red]International Talent Support[/red][/size] in 2002. It aims to showcase and support the young designers all over the planet. Most importantly, it created a network that supports creativity.
This year, the competition took place in Trieste from July 15-16, given this year's 11 finalists.

The juries were composed of the most respected names in this field including designers, opinion leaders, trendsetters and more. Amongst them, Demna Gvasalia - [grey]VETEMENTS' designer and founder, Balenciaga’s artistic director[/grey]; Giovanni Pungetti - [grey]Maison Margiela’s CEO[/grey]; Mats Nilsson - [grey]Ikea’s creative leader[/grey]; Vivienne Becker - [grey]Jewelry Historian[/grey]; Iris Van Herpen - [grey]fashion designer[/grey] and Kim Young-Seong - [grey]head of fabrics at CHANEL[/grey], to name few.

[size=14][red]Winners of ITS 2016[/red][/size]:

[size=14]FASHION[/size]
>ITS Award [grey]10,000 euros[/grey]: Mayako Kano [grey]New Zealand[/grey]
>OTB Award [grey]5,000 euros + possibility of an internship in one of the group's brands[/grey]: Anna Bornhold [grey]Germany[/grey] and Niels Gundtoft Hansen [grey]Denmark[/grey]

[size=14]ACCESSORIES[/size]
>ITS Award [grey]10,000 euros[/grey]: Helen Kirkum [grey]Great Britain[/grey]
>YKK Award [grey]10,000 euros[/grey]: Young Jin Jang [grey]South Korea[/grey]

[size=14]JEWELRY[/size]
>ITS Prize [grey]10,000 euros[/grey]: Sari Rathel [grey]Germany[/grey]
>Swarovski Prize [grey]10,000 euros[/grey]: Tatiana Lobanova [grey]Kazakhstan[/grey]

[size=14]ARTWORK[/size]
>ITS Prize [grey]10,000 euros[/grey]: Marco Baitella [grey]Italy[/grey]
>Swatch Prize [grey]5,000 euros + paid internship at Swatch[/grey]: Jana Zornik [grey]Slovenia[/grey]

[size=14][red]Partner's Special Awards[/red][/size]

>Modateca Deanna Award [grey]€3,000 + a 4-week participation in the CKM - Creative Knitwear Master Course offered by Modateca Deanna[/grey]: Anna Bornhold

>Vogue Talents Award [grey]Publication on the Vogue Talents website of a photo shoot of the winner’s collection + interview. Winner’s profile to be also featured in the Vogue Italia supplement[/grey]: Helen Kirkum

>Generali Future Award [grey]a cash reward + tailored insurance product offered by Generali[/grey]: Justin Smith, one of the previous edition’s winners.

[size=14][red]More Info:[/red][/size] International Talent Support