Competitions

The Deutsche Bank Awards programme was launched in 1993 and offers practical and financial support to freelance artists, craftspeople, designers and performers. The Student Enterprise & Employability (SEE) department now co-ordinates the fashion and photography awards on behalf of Deutsche Bank.

The Fashion and Photography Awards offer the successful applicant £10,000 funding and one year of business mentoring support. If you’ve got a great business idea or project, the Deutsche Bank Awards can help you turn your dream into reality.

To support applicants in their submissions to the Deutsche Bank Awards 2012, dedicated business support workshops have been organised and will be delivered by seasoned business advisor Max Comfort. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend^. Book a place for the workshop here!

(^please note that attendance is purely optional and is not a pre-requisite for application)

 For more information click here

2012 Young Creative Chevrolet Competition – a pan-European arts competition nurturing talent and building business acumen for young designers and artists across Europe. With amazing cash prizes available and a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to work with the most influential professionals in the industry, this is a fantastic opportunity for all emerging artists in the early stages of their career. You can find out more about Young Creative Chevrolet here: http://www.youngcreativechevrolet.eu

 Next year Chevrolet will launch seven new cars and the theme for 2012 will be in keeping with this. The brief will revolve around Chevrolet’s Make it Happen campaign and participants are encouraged to interpret this message in imaginative and unexpected ways.

 Entrants (both individuals and groups) are asked to respond to a creative brief across one of five disciplines including: fashion, photography, video and visual art and the more unique the project the better. Please find a document attached to this email outlining the 2012 briefs for photography, design, fashion and film.

 There are two levels to the competition, first a national round in June and second a European round in July culminating in an awards show in October announcing the overall winners within each category.

All the national winners will be awarded with cash prizes of up to £1,000 and the first place winners will be invited to the European finals. There, they will be judged against other country finalists for a cash prize of up to €4,000 and a chance to work with top professionals in their disciplines. This is the ultimate prize for any budding artist looking to get a behind the scenes look at top companies in their industry.

 Since its creation in 2007 the Young Creative Chevrolet competition continues to attract not only more students, schools and countries, but heightened media attention and jury members who are well-known leaders and innovators in their fields. This year’s 2011 awards ceremony was attended by English fashion designer, Wayne Hemmingway, one of Europe’s most respected graphic designers, Neville Brody and nominated Academy Award Film Director, Lucy Walker.

 There is no cost at all to register for the competition or to submit an entry. All entry details including the registration form can be found online at www.youngcreativechevrolet.eu

All schools are required to register for the contest no later than January 31, 2012.

Is competition good or evil? Regardless the answer, International Talent Support is Back!

Pin these days on your calendar:
ITS 2012 will take place in Trieste, Italy, 13-14 July 2012. The deadline to enrol is 23 March 2012. There is no entry fee.

Four different forms of creativity: Fashion,  Accessories, Jewelry and Photography.

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If you’re wandering what ITS is all about, clear out your doubts and watch this short video http://www.itsweb.org/jsp/en/video/index.jsp .

A two days during which young fashion, accessory, jewelry designers and photographers from all over the world will have the opportunity to show their talent to the most influential international audience of journalists, tutors, designers, head hunters and buyers coming from every corner of the earth (for more info and to see what the press has to say about ITS, finalists and their schools, please check here http://www.itsweb.org/jsp/en/presstype/type_1_edition_5.jsp). This is a chance for you to show your work to who could shape your future. As a result of ITS, a great number of applicants are now working in key positions in brands such as Maison Martin Margiela, Dior, Giorgio Armani, Antonio Marras, Raf Simons, YSL, Max Mara and Diesel, just to name a few.

ITS FASHION:
Entry Requirements: http://www.itsweb.org/pdf/ITS2012Fashion-Entry.pdf

-FASHION COLLECTION OF THE YEAR €15,000 + FASHION SHOW AT ITS 2013
-FASHION SPECIAL PRIZE €5,000
-DIESEL AWARD €25,000 + 6 months internship ad Diesel HQ

ITS FASHION is open to the following categories:
• College students in their final year of a Fashion Design course (BA or MA), who will graduate in 2012 as Fashion Designers.
• Fashion Design graduates.
• Young talents not in possession of a diploma in Fashion Design, who work as Fashion Designers.

To enrol contestants have to send us only:

• Sketches of their collections (they can participate with their graduation collection).
• Photos of their previous creations.
• No special projects are needed at this stage, only selected finalists will have to develop special projects.

ITS ACCESSORIES:
Entry Requirements: http://www.itsweb.org/pdf/ITS2012Accessories-Entry.pdf

– ACCESSORIES COLLECTION OF THE YEAR €5,000 + EXHIBITION AT ITS 2013
– YKK AWARD €10,000

ITS ACCESSORIES is open to the following categories:
• College students in their last year of a Fashion/Accessory/Design or Industrial Design course (BA or MA), who will graduate in 2012 as Fashion/Accessory/Industrial Designers.
• Fashion / Accessory / Industrial Design graduates.
• Young talents not in possession of a diploma in Fashion, Industrial or Accessories Design, who work as  Accessories Designers.

To enrol contestants have to send us only:

• Sketches of their collections (they can participate with their graduation collection).
• Photos of their previous creations.
• Their YKK Project (one accessory design which makes use of a fastening product supplied by any member of the YKK Group of Companies, more info on the Entry Requirements, art.5).

ITS JEWELRY:
Entry Requirements: http://www.itsweb.org/pdf/ITS2012Jewelry-Entry.pdf

-SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Jewelry Award €10,000 + 6 months internship at the Swarovski HQ.

ITS JEWELRY is open to the following categories
• College students in their last year of a Fashion/Accessories/ Jewelry Design or Industrial Design course (BA or MA), who will graduate in 2012 as Fashion / Accessories / Jewelry / Industrial Designers.
• Fashion / Accessories / Jewelry / Industrial Design graduates.
• Young talents not in possession of a diploma, who work as Jewelry Designers.

To enrol contestants have to send us only:

• Sketches of their projects (they can participate with their graduation collection).
• Photos of their previous creations.
• Their Svarovski Elements Project (more info here http://www.itsweb.org/resources/swarovski/Swarovski2012.pdf) 

HOW TO ENROL

Enrolling in ITS is just the best way for you to get noticed (If you want to know who selected last year’s finalists, click here http://www.itsweb.org/jsp/en/newsdetail/selectedid_302.jsp ).
ITS is committed to providing contestants with solid opportunities. This continues beyond the annual event: internships and collaborations in the fashion world are crucial ITS goals.

Enrolling in ITS is done by first pre-registering online on our website, and directly after sending portfolios to our offices. Everything is explained in the PDF linked above and on our website: www.itsweb.org.

The Boticca Student Design Competition 2012
• Boticca.com is excited to launch its very first jewellery and fashion accessory
design competition!

• A unique opportunity, this competition will be open to the UK’s top emerging
designers and artists, and will be a chance for them to design a collection that
fits with Boticca’s message – I’d rather wear a unique story – and have it featured
on the site

• Entries will be judged by a panel of style hunting experts from Boticca, with the
winning designer coming onto the Boticca website to be given a special package
of support from PR, marketing and editorial resources to help launch their
designs and brand

• Brief
– Design a collection (3-5 pieces minimum) that would be suitable for sale on Boticca.com
(be sure to acquaint yourself with the site and what Boticca is all about)
– To be in with a chance of being successful, your design must be truly unique and embody
Boticca’s brand style and ethos
– Send the photo of your designs by 31 May 2012, to curators@boticca.com with a
description of your inspirations and your background
– A shortlist will then be selected to be voted on by the public in early March with the
winner to be announced shortly thereafter
– This competition is open to students and alumni

N.B. The winning designer will be given a designer profile on Boticca.com for two months.
However, if the 3-5-piece capsule collection is expanded to 10 or more suitable pieces within
that 2-month period, Boticca will opt to feature the designer permanently on the site

What is Boticca?
Specially curated and highly editorialised by a team of fashion experts,
designers, stylists, editors, bloggers and collectors, Boticca.com is the online
boutique destination from which 240+ emerging independent designers from
40+ countries worldwide are able to showcase and sell their very own unique
jewellery pieces and fashion accessories – and tell the stories and inspiration
behind them.

Boticca.com was born out of an inspired moment when one of our founders
discovered a rare find in the bustling Medina of Marrakesh, realising that such
unique design talent was almost impossible to find. And just like that, Boticca
came into existence and has since become a place where everyone now has
the opportunity to experience the joy of that rare unique find, buying directly
from the designers themselves and contacting them personally.

Boticca.com is trying to change the landscape for top independent artists by
giving them a credible voice in what can be a crowded and difficult industry to
break into. We aim to provide designers a platform through which they can
reach customers worldwide, who appreciate meaningful pieces made by
exceptional design talent.

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