H&M宣布2015年设计大奖赛入围选手名单

H&M releases names of H&M Design Award 2015's finalists
The Swedish retailer H&M has announced the names of the finalists for its young designers’ support initiative H&M Design Award 2015, slated to take place on January 27, 2015.
The chosen eight promising next-generation talents from some of the world’s leading design institutions will present their collections and the inspiration behind the collections to a jury of international fashion leaders.
Commenting on the new finalists, Ann-Sofie Johansson, H&M’s head of design for New Development, states, “As a design-driven company, it is an honour for H&M to be able to support fashion’s future talents. The level of creativity, passion and technical skills we’ve seen for this year’s H&M Design Award is exceptional.”
The finalists include the Polish-born, Geneva University of Art and Design grad Magdalena Brozda who will showcase a line based on positive and celebratory ideas of death and the Swedish School of Textiles graduate Andreas Eklofs (who will feature his taping incorporated outdoorwear).
London’s Central Saint Martins’ alumnus Graham Fan will feature hand-woven complex textile crafted pieces in minimalist silhouettes. New York’s Parsons’ student Andrea Jiapeili will show the antithesis of her aesthetics through her pieces.
UK’s Royal College of Art’s James Kelly will display a line inspired from the photographic imagery of garments caught in movement and the Swedish designer Leonard Kocic will feature a line inspired from his mother.
The other finalists include Hong Kong’s Ximon Lee (collection inspired from the documentary film Children of Leningradsky) and Ireland’s Fiona O’Neill (line drew inspiration from women painting pictures of other women).
The winner of the contest will not only receive mentoring but also the opportunity to develop pieces from the winning collection to be sold at selected H&M stores later.
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H&M宣布2015年设计大奖赛入围选手名单
瑞典零售商巨头H&M公布了其2015年设计大奖赛决赛入围选手名单，本次设计大奖赛获得众多年轻设计师的青睐，比赛的结果将在 2015 年 1月27日公布。
其中，八位在世界各地的知名设计学府毕业的设计师被获选为最具潜质的时装界新星。
H&M设计总监Ann-Sofie Johansson 表示：作为一家非常重视设计的时装企业，H&M感到很荣幸能够支持时装界的未来新星。在今年的设计大赛上，各位设计师的创意、热情和制作技巧都别具一格。本次入围赛选手包括来自波兰的Magdalena Brozda ，Magdalena 在日内瓦艺术设计大学取得硕士学位。其时装系列以积极和喜悦的手法表达对死亡的想法。
Graham Fan是伦敦中央圣马丁学院的一名硕士毕业生，运用手织技艺制成复杂的布料，打造一系列简约风格的服装。
James Kelly在伦敦皇家艺术学院取得硕士学位。他从布料的动态影像汲取创作灵感。
Ximon Lee在纽约帕森设计学院修读男装设计。系列的创作灵感来自纪录片《列宁格勒的孩子》。
比赛的获胜者不仅可以得到专业设计师的指导，其得奖系列的作品将改成时装产品，并在指定的H&M门店出售。