Näytös13 brought a wonderful display of colour to Suvilahti
28.05.2013
New collections by students from the Degree Programme in Fashion and Clothing Design at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture were showcased to the public on Friday 24 May. As has become traditional, the show displayed interesting collections by students graduating from master’s and bachelor’s degree programmes.
The winning collection by a recent Aalto graduate, Satu Maaranen, M.A. (Art and Design), who won the Grand Prix at the French Hyères Fashion Festival in April, was included in the show. Näytös13 also presented a new men’s collection by last year’s Hyères winners Elina Laitinen, Tiia Sirén and Siiri Raasakka that will also be displayed at the Paris Men’s Fashion Week.
The Pre Helsinki event took place on the second to last week of May. Näytös13 and the Creative Currency seminar held on 23 May were part of the new week of fashion events organised in Finland.
Promising young designers acknowledged
The Näytös13 joint award was presented by Minna Kemell-Kutvonen from Marimekko and Mia Dillemuth from Gloria. The award,worth EUR 1 200, went to Anna-Mari Leppisaari. Her collection was deemed an excellent concept.
The Diesel Award, worth EUR 1 500 was granted to Sophie Sälekari.
'It has been a pleasure and an honour for me to have had the opportunity to present the Diesel Award for several times already. This year, the award is given to a designer with a collection that is daring and ironic and also represents the essence of Diesel,' commented Diesel’s representative Heikki Salonen.
For the first time, the jury for the shared Aalto Award consisted of international guests. The award was presented by Curator Karen van Godtsenhoven from the Momu Fashion Museum and Editor Daniel Thawley of the fashion magazine A Magazine Curated By.
'The award belongs to Sophie Sälekari. Her use of materials in the collection is admirable, and her work is brimming with elegance,' van Godtsenhoven and Thawley explained the jury’s decision.
Further information:
Tuomas Laitinen, Lecturer
Fashion and Clothing Design
tuomas.p.laitinen [at] aalto [dot] fi, +358 (0)9 470 30357