In twenty years ITS Contest has collected 14,359 portfolios from emerging designers who applied for the international award that has launched the careers of designers like Demna Gvasalia (Balenciaga), Matthieu Blazy (Bottega Veneta), James Long (Iceberg) and Nicolas di Felice (Courrège).
Every single project is being checked again and catalogued in the new home, ITS Arcademy, an exhibition space, archive and learning centre. Two decades of young creativity are here.
ITS Contest is an international award for emerging designers set up in Trieste in 2002. It navigates the global creative currents to discover and promote talent, offering career opportunities and preserving their creativity for future generations. ITS Contest is open for all young fashion, accessories and jewellery designers who believe in their ideas despite everything.
The Arcademy has its roots in an archive built up over twenty years, a constantly evolving cultural and social resource that recounts and showcases the history of contemporary fashion. ITS Arcademy will open its doors with an exclusive preview on 9 - 10 September 2022.
