BRANKOPOPOVICBLOG: Exposed 2021: Graduation Show KABK Fashion & Textile

Luka Dortmans

On Friday 18 June, the Textile & Fashion department of the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague presented its new generation of designers during a preview for a select group of professionals from the creative sector. An impressive film set in the industrial and monumental Electricity Factory in The Hague formed the backdrop for interdisciplinary graduation collection presentation.

The graduated designers each presented an up-close look at their collection and work process: Annli Basedahl, Sina Dyks, Luka Dortmans, Yulia Hmarnaia, Petra Huisman, Pien Klein Douwel, Jiahao Li, Marlien Peeters, Stef Reinierse, Anwen Xu and Max Willebrand Westin

Max Willebrand Westin - winner of the Keep an Eye Textile & Fashion Scholarship
The winner of the Keep an Eye Textile & Fashion Scholarship was also announced during this event. A jury, formed by designers Nienke Hoogvliet, Anne Bosman and Sanne Schepers, chose Max Willebrand Westin as the winner.
According to them, Max deserves the scholarship: "With attention, love and high-quality craftsmanship, Max transforms found materials into current textile design. His work is a promising example for the fashion and textile sector. He shows how essential values can be applied. We are curious how his exceptional talent developed”.
With the help of the Keep an Eye Textile & Fashion Award, Max can invest in the further artistic and substantive development of his practice. The prize, worth €10,000, is awarded to support further educational development through specialization or further study at an international master's degree programme.

EXPOSED 2021 was captured in a cinematic registration without an audience. From 1 July the registration, together with extensive presentations of the graduated designers, can be viewed on the digital platform EXPOSED online. exposed.kabk.nl
EXPOSED online acts as a growing digital family tree of several generations of KABK. Reflecting on the zeitgeist, each batch of graduates adds new visions, stories, visuals and works. The students' graduation work can also be seen in the academy-wide KABK graduation show from 8 - 11 July in The Hague. For more information: graduation2021.kabk.nl.