Media Release / 25. May 2018
Finalists of the European Fashion Award FASH 2018
The finalists for the European Fashion Award FASH 2018 have been selected. The prizes will be awarded on June 16, 2018. Attendance at the award ceremony is by invitation only.
Finalists of the European Fashion Award FASH 2018
Category Students
Felipe Andrés Asán Escobar
4th Semester Master – Hochschule für Künste Bremen (University of the Arts Bremen), Prof. Kai Lehmann, Prof. Ursula Zillig, Prof. Dorothea Mink
Kerima Elfaza
12th Semester Bachelor – Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle (University of Art and Design Halle), Interim Prof. Heike Becker
Sarah Frede
4th Semester Master – Hochschule für Künste Bremen (University of the Arts Bremen), Prof. Dorothea Mink, Prof. Ursula Zillig
Denis Göc
4th Semester Bachelor – Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin (Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin), Prof. Patrick Rietz
Annika Klaas
1st Semester Master – Hochschule Reutlingen (Reutlingen University), Prof. Änna Piel
Ella Pagel
9th Semester Bachelor – Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences), Prof. Kai Dünhölter
Romana Haake
4th Semester Master – Fachhochschule Bielefeld (Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences), Prof. Meiken Rau, Prof. Willemina Hoenderken
Paul Iby (8th Semester Diplom Schmuckkunst), Johanna Winklhofer (1st Semester Master Textil)
Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle (University of Art and Design Halle), Prof. Hans Stofer, Visiting Scholar Cornelia Feyll, Prof. Bettina Göttke-Krogmann, Melanie Isverding
Alexandru Plesco
1st Semester Master – University of the Arts Berlin, Prof. Carolin Lerch, Lars Paschke
Jasmin Anita Wottke
4th Semester Master – Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences), Prof. Jürgen Frisch
Category Graduates
Nari Haase
Bachelor – Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle (University of Art and Design Halle), Prof. Joachim Schielicke, Interim Prof. Heike Becker
Kaur Ralphovich Hensel
Master – Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle (University of Art and Design Halle), Interim Prof. Heike Becker
Céline Anne Kesselring
Master – Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin (Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin), Prof. Clara Leskovar, Prof. Doreen Schulz
Carine Kuntz (Master Fashion), Alexander Gaertner (Master Textile)
Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin (Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin), Prof. Clara Leskovar, Prof. Doreen Schulz, Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina
Aileen Klein
Master – Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin (Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin), Prof. Clara Leskovar, Prof. Doreen Schulz
Sanja Lukenda
Master – Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin (Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin), Prof. Heike Selmer
Nicolas Stephan Fischer
Master, Central Saint Martins London, Fabio Piras
Maria Presser
Bachelor – AMD Academy Fashion & Design Berlin, Prof. Antje Drinkuth
Antonia Schreiter
Bachelor – University of the Arts Berlin, Prof. Waldemar Kraus, Prof. Valeska Schmidt-Thomsen, Prof. Ingeborg Harms
Flora Sophie Taubner
Bachelor – Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle (University of Art and Design Halle), Prof. Joachim Schielicke, Visiting Scholar Susanne Ostwald, Interim Prof. Heike Becker
104 Participants from 16 Countries
Despite the short notice of the call for entries of the worldwide prize, 104 students with 22 nationalities applied, 40 percent of them from 15 countries in Europe, Asia and America. “There were very good and exciting design students among the participants, it showed me again how much creativity young people have,” says Akris head of design studio, Andrea Unterberger. Torsten Hochstetter, Global Creative Director of Puma, who has accompanied the award since 2006: “My impression is that the level is increasing from year to year and that is very nice to see”.
The jury explains the good results of the German participants – besides the apparently excellent education at the German schools – by the very long study periods of the finalists of often more than 10 semesters. In addition, there are many internships in Berlin and international fashion companies: from Adidas to Haider Ackermann and Iris van Herpen to Jason Wu for Hugo Boss.
Exchange and Networking
Two days of intensive exchange, networking and mutual learning await the finalists. Among the experts accompanying the finalists are:
Katherina Deeken, Managing Director, Deeken HR; Heiko Desens, Creative Director Sport Style, Puma; Juergen Gessler, CEO, Strenesse; Kristian Sidenius Lenz, Head of HR, Closed; Thomas Steinbrück, Creative Director, Reebok and Andrea Unterberger, Head of the Design Team, Akris.
The culmination of the two workshop days is the awarding of the 5,500 Euro prize as well as individually tailored coaching.
International Jury
A jury of internationally experienced experts from high fashion and sportswear has selected the finalists for the European Fashion Award FASH 2018 based on defined criteria. The members of the jury:
Ioana Ciolacu, Creative Director Ioana Ciolacu, Bucharest
Michael Court, designer Vivienne Westwood, London
Torsten Hochstetter, Global Creative Director, Puma
Franco Tettamanti, fashion and portrait photographer, Paris
Andrea Unterberger, head of design studio, Akris, St. Gallen
The European Fashion Award FASH
The European Fashion Award FASH is one of the most important international awards for fashion students. The award winners have excellent career prospects. Today, they work for such internationally renowned companies as Adidas, Hugo Boss, Missoni or Schumacher, for designers like Wolfgang Joop and Vivienne Westwood. In addition, they have often received numerous other awards.
The European Fashion Award FASH is presented by the non-profit Stiftung der Deutschen Bekleidungsindustrie (German Fashion Industry Foundation), SDBI for short. Founded in 1978, SDBI is the world’s oldest organization for promoting fashion students.
Partners
The work of SDBI is supported by Messe München, ISPO Munich.
Further partners of the European Fashion Award FASH 2018: Hering Berlin (trophies), pieperconcept (hanger), Pentherformes Group (mannequins), Raw Studios (location), Vitra (furniture) and Die Gastfreundin (catering).